For more context to HiddenDekuScrub: most TV stations (with a 4 later callsigns) in the US are owned by companies other than the networks (NBC, ABC, CBS, etc) but are "affiliated" with them.
Networks provide content like TV shows, national news, and national commercials. Then the station adds their local news and commercials.
All of this comes together in a room called Master Control where an autist makes sure everything is airing when it's supposed to and keeping logs.
Depending on how regularly scheduled content is preempted you may or may not be able to schedule or even run commercials that the sales department sold.
The language is specific because of the relationship between local stations and the networks.. And of course, $$$$.
European here, what does pre-empted mean?
For more context to HiddenDekuScrub: most TV stations (with a 4 later callsigns) in the US are owned by companies other than the networks (NBC, ABC, CBS, etc) but are "affiliated" with them.
Networks provide content like TV shows, national news, and national commercials. Then the station adds their local news and commercials.
All of this comes together in a room called Master Control where an autist makes sure everything is airing when it's supposed to and keeping logs.
Depending on how regularly scheduled content is preempted you may or may not be able to schedule or even run commercials that the sales department sold.
The language is specific because of the relationship between local stations and the networks.. And of course, $$$$.