15 What are these "raw feeds" and backhauls that I always hear about?
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This article is from the TeleVision Receive Only Satellite-TV FAQ, by TVRO Hobbyists drlev@hotmail.com with numerous contributions by others.
15 What are these "raw feeds" and backhauls that I always hear about?
"Raw feeds", or more accurately, recurring feeds, are programs being
distributed in their unedited form at a specific scheduled time to a
network of television stations. These programs are often syndicated
programs but can also be those intended for broadcast
networks. Recurring feeds are unedited, so they often don't contain
commercials where the commercial breaks are scheduled. Recurring news
feeds also often show the "uninteresting" activity that happens during
these commercial breaks, such as private conversations and equipment
adjustments. Recurring feeds are often referred to as "wild" feeds
because, at least to the TVRO viewer, they often do not follow a
regular broadcast schedule.
In regards to satellite communications, a backhaul is the distribution
of a program from a live event at a specific location being sent back
to the programmer's network center so it can be processed and
distributed in its edited form over the programmer's primary
network. Backhauls can also be used for sending recorded programming
to a programmer's network center, such as a major news organization,
for broadcast later in the day. Perhaps the backhauls that most
interest big dish viewers are sports backhauls, but backhauls can be
of any type of programming.
Recurring feeds and backhauls are perhaps one of the most interesting
types of viewing available to big dish owners. These feeds are a
definite departure from the standard edited programming fare TV
viewers are used to with over-the-air broadcasts, cable television,
and DBS.
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