Radio/Internet Listening

snowbird

I'm listening to the radio and internet and one is a little behind the other.
I wonder why?
Sylvia
Big Tex

FM is a direct signal and AM bounces off the stratosphere (I think that's the one). Internet is streamed and, depending on your ISP, the signal could be bouncing off a satellite.

Chris
snowbird

Thank you, Big Tex.
Now that I've listened more closely, the FM radio is ahead of the Internet.
Sylvia
Big Tex

I've learned about this after years of watching games (football, basketball, etc.) but turning the sound down on the TV and listening to the radio broadcast. The radio has always been ahead of the TV broadcast, mainly because the television signal has further to travel.

It can get kinda weird but after all these years I've gotten used to it.

Chris
DJK

If you could watch a tv station on a tv connected to an antenna and another tv connected to cable, the cable tv is nearly 3 seconds behind the antenna tv.
I thought it allowed for censoring purposes but the explaination by Big Tex makes more sense.
snowbird

The things we can learn from each other!
My hat's off to both of you.
Sylvia