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Present - The Weather Channel 2000 => Local Forecast => Topic started by: beanboy89 on May 04, 2012, 02:41:36 PM
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Long-form blacked out at 2:38 PM ET and was replaced by the emergency feed until the 2:40 commercial break.
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6/30 at 1:59am ET after the Local Forecast we got the backup feed instead of the live Weather Now segment before taped programming.
TWCHD 20120630 1:59am (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry7RE12gve0#ws)
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Saw the EF at 7:50AM PT during "Wake Up With Al."
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Dense Fog Advisory + Forecast Glitch - 10/13/12 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhgeY-MCIdY#ws)
According to this video (courtesy of MemphisTWC) the emergency feed was cued following an LF when a live weather update failed to appear. It happened at around 2AM ET this morning.
Note: Sorry for the double post.
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Wow, that cued as if they expected the LWU to fail! :o
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Nice find! Can someone tell me the name of the song on the segment of the emergency feed?
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Nice find! Can someone tell me the name of the song on the segment of the emergency feed?
Searching Ryan Farish
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The emergency feed appeared at 12:18PM PT during the squeezeback segment in place of the LWU camera feed (the squeezeback graphics were functioning as normal.)
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I fixed the spelling error in the subject as I doubt anyone has ever had "sightnings." :thumbsup:
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I heard "If I Could" by Phish play at :08 during the second half of the LF (the first half was silent) so I'm pretty sure the EF cued during this LF, but I did not see the feed.
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The WCL Replay froze at 1:20AM ET so they went to the Emergency Feed until 1:24AM ET.
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I recorded that
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I recorded that
Were there new graphics on the EF, or are they still the same as before?
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I recorded that
Were there new graphics on the EF, or are they still the same as before?
TWC Emergency Feed LF error 2/15/13 1:22am (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl_DXZ-al0k#) Same as before
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(http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc475/TWCJim/newslfgraphics20130505_zps5dfd0097.jpg)
The squeezeback segment did not cue at 3:48PM PT, so the emergency feed was cued instead. Also, the EF now seems to have updated graphics :o
Note: Sorry about the crappy quality as I took it with my phone.
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:wow: Wow!
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The squeezeback segment did not cue at 3:48PM PT, so the emergency feed was cued instead. Also, the EF now seems to have updated graphics :o
Note: Sorry about the crappy quality as I took it with my phone.
Maybe that is a sign of things to come :thinking:
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I'm very suspicious with the sudden ditching of squeezeback locals during longform. Could it be tomorrow that we see the demise of full screen LOT8s? 5/6 was the start of new programming changes including new series as stated during TWC's upfront months back, but I wouldn't think it would be that soon.
And even though I didn't want to, I decided to message Melissa recently about this and I got no reply..so this will something to look out for.
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([url]http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc475/TWCJim/newslfgraphics20130505_zps5dfd0097.jpg[/url])
The squeezeback segment did not cue at 3:48PM PT, so the emergency feed was cued instead. Also, the EF now seems to have updated graphics :o
Note: Sorry about the crappy quality as I took it with my phone.
That's the emergency feed?!?! :blink:
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([url]http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc475/TWCJim/newslfgraphics20130505_zps5dfd0097.jpg[/url])
The squeezeback segment did not cue at 3:48PM PT, so the emergency feed was cued instead. Also, the EF now seems to have updated graphics :o
Note: Sorry about the crappy quality as I took it with my phone.
That's the emergency feed?!?! :blink:
I believe so, Andy :yes: When I was watching this, I heard Gooding's "Montana Girl" playing in the background, which is part of the EF playlist IIRC :thinking:
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I don't know if TWC has gotten more careful about technical fails or what, but we rarely see this happen nowadays.
3 years ago this month...
Backup Satellite Feed: May 11, 2010 10:48pm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGtadriOf68#)
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Our system has no IS2 and the emergency feed was just on as the national feed had just the LDL with a black screen after the LOT8's.
TWCHD20130519_0132 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFQxX_ma2Sg#ws)
It just came on again in place of the national local forecast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=296ZarC_M9A# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=296ZarC_M9A#)
Checked on the SD feed which has the IS it had the local forecast with no music.
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Those are completely ugly graphics which provide so little useful information. :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:
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The new emergency feed reminds me of TWC's old satellite LFs circa mid-late 90s.
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I don't mind the graphics, but it's distracting when the map tilts in between each daypart. And the icons, please, make it so they're all in sync with each other. :hammer:
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Noticed the EF came on after the LOT8's just before 3pm.
TWC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qrrGXswtkc#ws)
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I like the smoothness of the radar/satellite loops as opposed to before, but the day-by-day maps are just awful. You get seasick watching them! Even worse, the maps themselves transition from one view to the next smoothly, but the precipitation drawings don't transition - they just jump from one slide to the next.
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Noticed the EF came on after the LOT8's just before 3pm.
TWC ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qrrGXswtkc#ws[/url])
Wow! They have a Storm Reports map on the Emergency Feed?! :o I wonder what other hidden treasures it contains? I don't think we've seen the new Emergency Feed loop all the way through yet, have we?
Maybe this is a sign of things to come for the LOT8s. I almost wish the EF would replace the regular national satellite, as the graphics on the EF are much clearer and match those with what TWC currently has on-air. The only thing I wish could be better is, as Eric said, those day-by-day maps.
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I personally feel the Storm Reports map belongs on the individual LFs when there's severe weather around. Having all the storm reports cluttered on a national map with no legend or specifics to tell you anything doesn't really help. I can't tell you how much I wished the LF catered more to significant weather situations with actual graphics of the warning polygons on the screen and information about the closet warning to you in a text box. It does make you wonder what else is in the present-day emergency feed that might be valuable and should be in the actual LF lineup.
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What I am quite confused about is how (and more importantly, why) the EF went from this very simplistic set of screens (no transitions, animated icons, etc.) to this rather fancy display with map transitions, animating icons, and fresh new graphics. I did not think the EF had the capability of doing this. Furthermore, why the heck make something you hope to never have to show this fancy? With the exception of the day-by-day map transitions, I honestly would prefer the EF over the current national satellite. It looks stunning on a big HD TV.
Additionally, as Patrick mentioned, why save the "good stuff" (like a storm report map) for the EF? That would be something very useful on a regular, local LF. Unfortunately, these are probably questions that cannot be answered at this point. With this talk of a supposed LoT8s revamp, maybe this is a sign of things to come.
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The new EF is running off of TruVu Max, not WPS like we all know and love..
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TWC needs to work off the bugs in TruVu before debuting these things to the public. Even the radar/satellite transitions are terrible; the radar frames constantly lag when the maps shift, as do the title bar animations. And of course the icons are still out of sync.
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The new emergency feed reminds me of TWC's old satellite LFs circa mid-late 90s.
Now that I've seen the emergency feed with radar, I stand behind this statement even more. It looks like I'm basically watching an HD and slightly flashier version of a Satellite LF from 1998.
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Finally figured out the order of the songs on the EF playlist
Ryan Farish - Anthem of Hope
Bobby Arnold - Daydreamer
Gooding - Montana Girl
The Smiths - Oscillate Wildly
Moby - Rushing
Ryan Farish - Searching
Gooding - Station
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4:18 PM ET.
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The emergency feed appeared at 5:18PM ET, and it looks like the EF graphics have reverted back to WPS :blink:
The Weather Channel HD Forecast Error? 7/28/13 5:18 PM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_HPchvSTzU#ws)
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The emergency feed appeared at 5:18PM ET, and it looks like the EF graphics have reverted back to WPS :blink:
Maybe the emergency feed has its own emergency feed? :rolleyes:
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The emergency feed came on at 2am ET and was using the new graphics.
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Appeared at 1:37AM ET.
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TWC needs to work off the bugs in TruVu before debuting these things to the public. Even the radar/satellite transitions are terrible; the radar frames constantly lag when the maps shift, as do the title bar animations. And of course the icons are still out of sync.
Actually most of the issues you mentioned are more the problem of poor setup rather than the software. TruVu is very powerful and remarkable software. I use it daily at my job. The radar data is selected to pause whenever the camera shifts. That could be turned off. The title bar animations are the result of the graphic effect (in this case they are use "light sheen") is added to each show element/slide rather than to the overall show. That means it resets each time the graphic changes. This could be made to look a lot better with a little tweaking.
I saw a comment earlier asking why they would change to something so fancy/complex. This is actually so much simpler and easier to manage than the old EF. TruVu Max runs off of Windows so it could just be a matter of restarting the application or a restart if the system needed to be rest.
There are some performance issues in this show that could be the result of dated hardware. Probably a machine was refurbished or repaired and they figured it was good enough for this. With slower hardware, graphics had to be pre-rendered so that they were smooth. Now processing power is so good it can be rendered in real time. The older the system the more it struggles doing it on the fly.
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Emergency feed at 2:18PM PT.
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The Local Forecast and the national version for those who don't have the IS or or IS2 are not running and we are getting the emergency feed.
On the national HD feed it has a black screen and the national LDL when there is no local forecast then the emergency feed kicks in.
TWCHD 20131002 0859 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e00rfIYSbB0#ws)
On the SD channel were are still getting the IS local LDL bar at the bottom with local information.
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I just tuned in at 10:29. The cloud/TWC logo was where the LDL should have been, and when the "Wake Up With Al" segment started again, the national LDL is being shown instead of the IS2. (My cable company repeats the HD feed on the SD channel, so I can't comment on what the SD feed's doing here.)
I'll have to wait a few minutes to see what happens with the local forecast.
Edit at 10:42: The IS2 local forecast came on just fine, and now the IS2 LDL is working again, too.
Edit at 10:50: The national feed HD local forecast came on, and the IS2 LDL was on for about half of it.
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Also interesting is 10am to 10:42am there were no local forecasts or commercial breaks.
They filled in the commercial and LOT8's time with live forecast segments from ATL then went back to WUWA on tape from 6am.
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Also interesting is 10am to 10:42am there were no local forecasts or commercial breaks.
They filled in the commercial and LOT8's time with live forecast segments from ATL then went back to WUWA on tape from 6am.
Now that's interesting if they're doing live "emergency" segments again. Someone's computer had a hiccup!
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Apparently, these problems haven't carried over to "Day Planner."
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Typical Tuesday ... :P
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Local Forecast-ception (Emergency Feed IN the squeezeback) at 4:18 PM CT.
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Local Forecast-ception (Emergency Feed IN the squeezeback) at 4:18 PM CT.
You beat me to it! :P
Also, the EF graphics have once again reverted back to WPS. :o
(http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc475/TWCJim/twcemergencyfeed20131102_zpsb8d707d8.jpg)
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You beat me to it! :P
Also, the EF graphics have once again reverted back to WPS. :o
Now that would come in handy during Long Form :D
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Does TWC have two emergency feed sources to keep switching back and forth between TruVu and WPS like that?
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Well, now, that's interesting...!
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(http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc475/TWCJim/effeed20131112_zpsca06ecbe.jpg)
Emergency feed at 12:18PM PT. Still shows the WPS graphics and the 2010-2013 IS icons.
EDIT: Looks like this was already mentioned on the graphics topic.
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At the 9:38 AM ET LOT8s, different music played with a new version of the Emergency Feed updated with the new graphics.
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Emergency feed at 4:08PM PT.
(http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc475/TWCJim/ef20140314_zps4a1b0b4b.jpg)
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Bizarre LOT8s error 3/14/14 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o93l5p_HZE#)
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Bizarre LOT8s error 3/14/14 ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o93l5p_HZE#[/url])
That's one hilarious glitch! :rofl2:
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Bizarre LOT8s error 3/14/14 ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o93l5p_HZE#[/url])
Haha, that's funny, I was viewing this on my phone and was like, "Why the heck isn't it showing the whole screen?!" Then I saw the description and thought, "Oh." :blushing:
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i saw the emergency feed at around 10:10 am right after the local on the 8s with national ldl. didnt capture the radar screens or any audio because my tv was muted.
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i saw the emergency feed at around 10:10 am right after the local on the 8s with national ldl. didnt capture the radar screens or any audio because my tv was muted.
I saw it a couple of minutes ago too and I was like is this a new local forecast.
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The emergency feed appeared at 12:19PM PT.
(http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc475/TWCJim/twcemergencyfeed20140512_zps9dea9bc6.jpg)
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Got the Emergency Feed sightings recorded and will upload when I have a chance.
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Got the Emergency Feed sightings recorded and will upload when I have a chance.
Thanks. I'd like to see what the Emergency Feed looks like now with these latest graphics.
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Emergency Feed appeared at 11:53AM ET when the microphones weren't working. The old "Morning Rush" theme , the WCL theme and the WUWA theme rotated as music during the Emergency Feed. It lasted until the LOT8s at 11:58AM ET.
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You beat me to it! :P I tried to get a video of the EF but my tuner crapped out on me. :angry:
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Video of this morning's emergency feed outage: http://youtu.be/Z1Is_f2NWeUbed (http://youtu.be/Z1Is_f2NWeUbed)
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Video of this morning's emergency feed outage: [url]http://youtu.be/Z1Is_f2NWeUbed[/url] ([url]http://youtu.be/Z1Is_f2NWeUbed[/url])
Thanks, Evan! Great quality too. I was just about to post how I wish we had a video of the EF with the latest graphics, and now we do! :P Man, that was a long outage.
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Video of this morning's emergency feed outage: [url]http://youtu.be/Z1Is_f2NWeUbed[/url] ([url]http://youtu.be/Z1Is_f2NWeUbed[/url])
Thanks, Evan! Great quality too. I was just about to post how I wish we had a video of the EF with the latest graphics, and now we do! :P Man, that was a long outage.
There have been videos of them, but not as long as that one.
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Feed looks like it went down around 9:45am EDT today.. technical difficulties message appeared for Directv.. and here is a screencap from Comcast..
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That didn't happen for me :huh:
Feed looks like it went down around 9:45am EDT today.. technical difficulties message appeared for Directv.. and here is a screencap from Comcast..
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Emergency feed during the LOT8s at 5:58am CDT.
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Emergency Feed during LOT8s at 6:28am Central Time.
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Emergency Feed at 12:30pm CDT - Happened when Highway thru Hell failed to play, then a severe weather cut in happened.
Emergency Satellite Feed Sighting 12:30 11/16/14 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XeZYVp7bBs#ws)
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I'd much rather watch the emergency feed repeat over and over again than watch "Highway Thru Hell," "Fat Guys in the Woods," or whatever else the powers that be consider to be "worthwhile entertainment" on The Weather Channel.
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saw the emergency feed right after the local on the 8s at 12:28 pm eastern us time today.
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Bottom of the hour weather update didn't air after WxGeeks leading into Prospectors. Emergency feed was up from 12:28-12:29pm. I'll have a video up soon.
EDIT: Video: The Weather Channel - LF and Emergency Feed - 12:27-12:29pm 11/30/2014 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7ozXrOclXM#ws)
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TWC has the normal graphics on screen for the regularly scheduled taped programming however the emergency feed is on instead or the taped show.
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TWC has the normal graphics on screen for the regularly scheduled taped programming however the emergency feed is on instead or the taped show.
this is some long emergency feed running..
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They just went back to storm coverage with Kelly Cass.
Update: TWC is still having tech problems.
The EF showed up during the commercials and then a promo graphic was stuck on the screen till they went back to storm coverage.
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Looks like TWC's playout computer is experiencing some issues. Sounds like someone doesn't want Highway thru Hell airing :lol:
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They just went to break and this was stuck on the screen till commercials started to play.
More storm coverage as I guess they can't get the long form programming to play.
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They just went to break and this was stuck on the screen till commercials started to play.
More storm coverage as I guess they can't get the long form programming to play.
That was when they aired the Local on the 8s. I guess for Star units only?
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not sure if this is planned.. Ray Stagich has this written on his FB page about 55 mins ago:
#Double TV tonight. Then #radio 5 Radio market of mine will be in the path of #Remus @1061fmWTKK @newsradio570 @wmalnews @wbtradio
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TWC back to long form at 11:45pm.
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Emergency feed at 2PM PDT.
TWC Emergency Feed Error- Oct. 21, 2015- 2:02PM PDT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjE-NMNEA2U#)
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wendsday i saw the feed! it was epic :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :happy: :happy: :happy:
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Emergency feed at 2PM PDT.
This should be used as the Satellite Local Forecast on SD/HD it looks amazing
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*BUMP*
The emergency feed appeared for about 20-25 minutes during this hour.