Daylight savings time difference would play havoc with broadcast schedules

TORONTO – While viewers and broadcasters outside the eastern time zone might be used to some prime time variances, those in the largest Canadian markets sure aren’t. This week, broadcasters in Canada began thinking about what they’ll do with their prime time scheduling if the time of day in our country and the United States is off by an hour for a month every spring and fall. A few days ago, U.S. legislators approved a new energy bill (which still must face additional government hurdles there) which would extend daylight savings time so that Americans would turn their clocks ahead...