Can TM backup schedule be altered?

While hourly backups seem like a good idea they aren't always necessary! I notice that TM made backups during the night last night when both I and the Mac were asleep! If no files were changed then why were backups made?
Seems to me that if there are no changes thee is no need for a backup.
Does anyone know if there is a way to adjust TM settings? Perhaps instead of hourly change it to every 2 or 3 or 4 hours? So much intense disk access seems to me not such a good idea.
Also at what times does TM make it's daily and weekly backups?

1) Hourly backups are occurring in the middle of the night when none need to be made. Your suggestion to stop it while it's occurring is ludicrous.
As the dude stated above. Simply disconnect the external, shut down Mac, turn off TM or if unwanted backup occurs when you are on stop it. What's wrong with that?
2) If there isn't much work being done for a period of time why do the backups occur anyway? I see backups at 1:30 AM, 2:30 AM, 3: 30 AM, etc. Essentially these are all the same. Unless my dogs are surfing for dog ** while I sleep no files were being altered.
You are a little rude and writing "dog **" on AD makes one think you are a silly troll
3) The question is simple and don't tell me to unplug the drive! The questions are...
Does anyone know if there is a way to alter the backup schedule to say every two or three hours?
Or not back up at all when the Mac is sleeping?
Turn off Time Machine or shut down Mac are other ways to go, in addition to the previous helpful advice from your fellow AD users.

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