Effects of time zones on North American broadcasting Effects of time zones on North American broadcasting The scheduling of television programming in North America (namely the United States, Canada, and Mexico) must cope with different time zones. The United States (excluding territories) has six time zones (Hawaii–Aleutian, Alaska, Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern), with further variation in the observance of daylight saving time. Canada also has six time zones (Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic and Newfoundland). Mexico has four time zones (Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern). This requires broadcast and pay television networks in each country to shift programs in time to show them in different regions. Canadian
Eastern Standard success, the production transferred to Broadway at the John Golden Theatre, where it began previews on December 19, 1988 and officially opened on January 5, 1989. It closed on March 25 after 92 performances. Both Baker and Frechette won the Theatre World Award, and Frechette won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. "Eastern Standard" was the first of Greenberg's plays to run on Broadway. The "New York Times" noted that the play "was ensconsed on Broadway... after successful