Why do radio stations all seem to go on commercial at the same time? - eviltoast

Might be a local thing, but in the US I feel like all the similar radio stations go on commercial break all at the same time. Is this just an iheartradio monopoly thing or is it some odd coincidence due to standard ad deals?

  • fakeaustinfloyd@ttrpg.network
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    4 months ago

    Agreed. For an example of station id happening at slightly off times, listen to a live sports broadcast (like baseball). Due to the shorter time between pitches, station id will instead happen between batters, which won’t line up with any given time.

    Same thing with hockey, where radio station id will happen when the clock stops.