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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14370 on: July 22, 2012, 08:17:33 AM »
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14371 on: July 22, 2012, 02:00:06 PM »
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14372 on: July 22, 2012, 02:14:42 PM »


Did someone ever notice it and correct the issue? LOL.
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14373 on: July 22, 2012, 02:42:27 PM »
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14375 on: July 22, 2012, 03:01:30 PM »


Did someone ever notice it and correct the issue? LOL.
Nope...

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14376 on: July 22, 2012, 03:03:11 PM »
I wish the user would lower the price. :/

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NORTHERN-TELECOM-NORTEL-WEATHER-STAR-4000-WEATHER-CHANNEL-FORECAST-BROADCASTER-/330766154126?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d0332f98e#ht_7183wt_1270
The STAR 4000 is just a mere paperweight unless you have an uplink via C/Ku band satellite to TWC's analog feed, since it downloads everything through satellite (including the graphics). So be aware of that before you buy the unit and attempt to operate it. :thumbsup:

EDIT: I will say, that 4000 is overpriced. A headend could probably buy a refurbished STAR XL or IntelliStar directly from TWC for less than that.
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14377 on: July 22, 2012, 03:09:56 PM »
According to this Wikipedia article, we're getting the AccuWeather channel this summer on our local FOX affiliate, WHBQ-TV!

Here's some more information about the FOX partnership with AccuWeather.
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14378 on: July 22, 2012, 03:15:44 PM »
According to this Wikipedia article, we're getting the AccuWeather channel this summer on our local FOX affiliate, WHBQ-TV!
It's coming to all FOX O&Os where an ABC O&O doesn't already exist.
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14379 on: July 22, 2012, 03:30:43 PM »
I wish the user would lower the price. :/

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NORTHERN-TELECOM-NORTEL-WEATHER-STAR-4000-WEATHER-CHANNEL-FORECAST-BROADCASTER-/330766154126?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d0332f98e#ht_7183wt_1270
The STAR 4000 is just a mere paperweight unless you have an uplink via C/Ku band satellite to TWC's analog feed, since it downloads everything through satellite (including the graphics). So be aware of that before you buy the unit and attempt to operate it. :thumbsup:

EDIT: I will say, that 4000 is overpriced. A headend could probably buy a refurbished STAR XL or IntelliStar directly from TWC for less than that.


Maybe he wants the extra money to pay some bills. :P As much as I would like to have a 4000, I wouldn't know the slightest first thing to do with it, it would just be a pile of dust sitting in my room.

EDIT: Is all FOX O&O stations in partnership with Accuweather also? I noticed last month or the month before our is. I noticed from that link it says it's coming this summer. So I'm basically going to have two Accuweather channels here? :dunno:

Another EDIT: Heh, I thought Atlanta was ranked #8 out of the top 10, not #9 :unsure:
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14380 on: July 22, 2012, 03:34:19 PM »
According to this Wikipedia article, we're getting the AccuWeather channel this summer on our local FOX affiliate, WHBQ-TV!
It's coming to all FOX O&Os where an ABC O&O doesn't already exist.
What about in areas where an ABC O&O does exist but doesn't carry the channel, like here?

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14381 on: July 22, 2012, 03:37:13 PM »
According to this Wikipedia article, we're getting the AccuWeather channel this summer on our local FOX affiliate, WHBQ-TV!
It's coming to all FOX O&Os where an ABC O&O doesn't already exist.
What about in areas where an ABC O&O does exist but doesn't carry the channel, like here?
Because of the existing partnership between Accuweather and ABC, it's not getting implemented. Here's the official press entry from Accuweather.
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14382 on: July 22, 2012, 04:35:30 PM »
Because of the existing partnership between Accuweather and ABC, it's not getting implemented. Here's the official press entry from Accuweather.
Oh.. I guess that's why all their O&O's dropped the channel then. :hmm:

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14383 on: July 22, 2012, 04:45:47 PM »
I wish the user would lower the price. :/

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NORTHERN-TELECOM-NORTEL-WEATHER-STAR-4000-WEATHER-CHANNEL-FORECAST-BROADCASTER-/330766154126?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d0332f98e#ht_7183wt_1270
The STAR 4000 is just a mere paperweight unless you have an uplink via C/Ku band satellite to TWC's analog feed, since it downloads everything through satellite (including the graphics). So be aware of that before you buy the unit and attempt to operate it. :thumbsup:

EDIT: I will say, that 4000 is overpriced. A headend could probably buy a refurbished STAR XL or IntelliStar directly from TWC for less than that.



I would have said that one may have been able to get into the Harddrive and download the graphics from it - but the graphics are drawn by the units processors (not base images/animations unlike the XL/IS)

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14384 on: July 22, 2012, 05:58:43 PM »
Pardon my ignorance but what does O&O stand for?