What is E/P time?

[nq:1]What is E/P time? I believe it is the time zone of the easten United States, but what does it stand for?[/nq]
It appears to be used only for television times. My guess is "Eastern and Pacific time zones." Shows are often aired on the West Coast three hours later than on the East Coast, which makes it the same numbered hour for both. So New York and California will both watch the same sho

[nq:1]What is E/P time? I believe it is the time zone of the easten United States, but what does it stand for?[/nq]
The abbreviation has several uses in identifying specific times. Perhaps the most common is that used in American broadcasting for "Eastern/Pacific" time. The time zone in most of the eastern United States is labelled "Eastern Standard Time" (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (from t

[nq:1]The time zone in most of the eastern United States is labelled "Eastern Standard Time" (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (from the end of April to the end of October).[/nq]
Beginning, not end, of April.
-Aaron J. Dinkin
Dr. Whom

[nq:1]I believe audiences in MST get varying times, depending on whether the local stations pick up the Eastern feed or the Pacific feed.[/nq]
I recall that when I was growing up in Chicago the relevant announcements were "Central and Mountain time". That is, "Eight o'clock Eastern and Pacific, seven o'clock Central and Mountain". There was one broadcast for the Eastern and Central zones, anot

Is there an EU standard for daylight savings time? I just heard of British Summer Time, which seems to be a little different.

[nq:2]I believe audiences in MST get varying times, depending on whether the local stations pick up the Eastern feed or the Pacific feed.[/nq]
[nq:1]I recall that when I was growing up in Chicago the relevant announcements were "Central and Mountain time". That is, ... the Eastern and Central zones, another an hour later for Mountain, and a third two hours after that for Pacific.[/nq]
But

[nq:1]Is there an EU standard for daylight savings time? I just heard of British Summer Time, which seems to be a little different.[/nq]
Here's an article and table on how it's done around the world: http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/g.html

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[nq:1]Here's an article and table on how it's done around the world: http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/g.html[/nq]
Hmmm. Greenland observes EU rules. I say make them an honorary member!

[nq:2]I recall that when I was growing up in Chicago ... Mountain, and a third two hours after that for Pacific.[/nq]
[nq:1]But isn't eight o'clock Eastern the same as seven o'clock Central time? If it is, then the original broadcast would be just fine.[/nq]
That's what I said. One broadcast for Eastern and Central (8e/7c/6m/5p), one an hour later for Mountain (9e/8c/7m/6p), and a third tw

[nq:2]But isn't eight o'clock Eastern the same as seven o'clock Central time? If it is, then the original broadcast would be just fine.[/nq]
[nq:1]That's what I said. One broadcast for Eastern and Central (8e/7c/6m/5p), one an hour later for Mountain (9e/8c/7m/6p), and a third two hours after that for Pacific (11e/10c/9m/8p). Eastern and Pacific get it at eight, Central and Mountain at seven.[