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That extra 5 minutes is old news I was wondering why the local TV news channels run their 11:00 news until 11:35 every night. It's not as if 30 minutes is not more than enough of them. -- Christine G., Medford The local affiliates of NBC, ABC and CBS all run their news until about 11:35 p.m. because that's when the respective network late-night shows (Leno, "Nightline" and Letterman) begin. So, Christine, we figured that your question really was: Why do the networks start their late night shows at 11:35 instead of 11:30? To get an answer, John Larkin, general manager of KOBI-TV of Medford, got in touch with folks at NBC headquarters, and came up with this explanation: Prior to 1991, all three late-night shows began at 11:30. NBC was the first to change from 11:30 to 11:35. It did so in September 1991 following negotiations with affiliate stations, which wanted to extend their news time by five minutes. ABC followed suit in April 1993, and then CBS decided to join the club as of August 1993. (Send your questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; or by fax to (541) 776-4376; or by e-mail to: [email protected] . Please include your name, address and phone number for verification.) Today's Edition : News | Sports | Business | Weather | Tempo | Classifieds Mail Tribune Copyright � The Mail Tribune 2000, Medford, Oregon USA