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Clive J
Lv 6
Clive J asked in Entertainment & MusicRadio · 9 years ago

Why is there a delay in listening to online radio?

I have been listening to KFOG live on their web site. However it appears 5 to 6 minutes behind time.

I know the time difference is 8 hours but the minutes past the hour should be the same.

If I am listening live why the delay surely can not be because it is in America?

Any ideas?

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  • ?
    9 years ago
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    Same here I'm listening to Japanese internet radio, time difference about 3.5hrs i lag by 3-4 min owo

    i guess its due to buffering stuff

    Source(s): Non-sure answers xP
  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Partially. All that routing, coding and decoding takes time. 5 or 6 minutes is more than average but not that unusual.

  • Rave Nation
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    There will always be a dealy for those callers who are basically open micers that think they're Andrew Dice Clay. There's a risk of them possibly saying something out of the ordinary so if something needs to be bleeped that can still be done. All of the awards shows do it as well.

    Source(s): Radio guy
  • ?
    9 years ago

    THERES ALWAYS A DELAY just incase some nut job calls in swearing an being racist or abusive they can beep it out or block it as this affects their rights to broadcast on air.

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