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OCMs & Personalities / Apparently...a former OCM has stayed in Atlanta
« on: July 25, 2010, 01:29:32 PM »
Cheryl Lemke apparently filled in for the weekend morning meteorologist on WXIA 11 Alive this morning, according to this poster:

http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=172593.msg1486259;boardseen#new

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / Observation sites for weather bulletins
« on: June 08, 2010, 03:01:39 PM »
Earlier this week, we had several Excessive Heat Warnings which displayed on our LDL (22329 Cox Phoenix).

However, they are tagged with a unique observation site: "Alhambra" (the central Phoenix neighborhood). No other products use that site.

This has been reported by one other user as occurring on their IS in Pennsylvania - the weather bulletins have a unique observation site. (No STAR ID was made available.)

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Local Forecast / More Weather Star XLs in my home state? They could be hiding...
« on: July 24, 2009, 10:06:42 PM »
For the longest time, the only ancient Weather Star in Arizona known to TWC fans was the Bullhead City XL by NPG Cable.

I was watching Cox overnight when they ran an ad for NPG (weird, but their service isn't offered in Phoenix proper).

They offer service to these areas. All except St. Joseph (MO) and Mammoth and June Lakes (NV) are in my state:

"BLYTHE

BULLHEAD CITY

FLAGSTAFF

JUNE LAKE

KINGMAN

LAKE HAVASU

MAMMOTH LAKES

PARKER

PAYSON

PINE/STRAWBERRY

SEDONA

VERDE VALLEY

ST. JOSEPH"

How might I find out if parts of NPG still have XLs? Would writing to somebody be a help?

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Programming and Graphics / A new CEO
« on: July 20, 2009, 03:44:38 PM »
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MultichannelBreakingNews/~3/5Wyh9lVmDJY/315785-Kelly_Blows_In_To_Weather_Channel_Post.php

This hiring seems to be rather new media (TWCi)-focused. Darby probably will continue to have the run of the TV channel.

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Programming and Graphics / "Weather Tracks New Series"
« on: June 14, 2009, 04:05:36 PM »
http://www.multichannel.com/article/279294-Weather_Tracks_More_Series.php?rssid=20059

Highlights: Geoffrey Darby saying "it's not your father's Weather Channel"

More news in evening hours

Morning is network's most watched viewing period

YWT with A&B? Is that an error?

A new look that will keep viewers informed on weather news coming this fall

"...the network will produce Breaking News Specials that will air within 10 days of major U.S. weather events to reveal how people prepared for and survive natural forces, according to the network."

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Salvaged from TWC Dan
« on: June 14, 2009, 01:18:24 AM »
Before October 2008, twcdan.com hosted quite a few TWC videos. I was able to download some to my computer (including some that were improperly linked to the point where you had to find the file yourself to view it!).

Would it be OK to give these to TWC Today, or should I hold off? They're mainly various mid-90s promos, because that's what that site had had.

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Local Forecast / Browsing is totally worth it: a new 4000 unearthed?
« on: May 15, 2009, 07:33:06 PM »
northstar.com is a website with all sorts of broadcasting information in the Upper Midwest.

They also have a TV captures section.

Now, what does this have to do with The Weather Channel!? Well, in Willmar, Minnesota, there's a UHF cable system (cable channels over-the-air). (They also have something like that in Duncan, Arizona.)

K34HO carries The Weather Channel and is its only actual TV station (not owned by it, obviously).

Anyways...http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/captures/mn/k34ho.html

I found that today. It's DX shots of K34HO from June 2007, and right during the Local Forecast, too!

I think it's an undiscovered 4000, but given that it's Chazz country, he might have found it first. But I don't think anyone's seen IMAGES of that 4000.

Of course, two years have gone by, but considering how this puppy works, I'd think it's still there. 20 years and we have 4000s still cranking out graphics.

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Everything Else TWC / All a-Twitter at NBCU: MSNBC, TWC among standard-bearers for Twitter push
« on: February 26, 2009, 07:33:20 PM »
I've noticed that MSNBC and TWC have aggressively expanded their use of Twitter in just the past month. At least two anchors and one TV show on MSNBC (as well as MSNBC.com feeds) have a Twitter, and on TWC, Heather, Jeff Mielcarz, Jim Cantore, A&B, and TWCi in general have one. TWCi and company follow a lot of TV station Twitters, including WOOD-TV, WXIA, and WCMH.

NBC News, The Today Show, Al Roker, Nightly News, Meet the Press, CNBC (inactive), and possibly others are also on Twitter.

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OCMs / It's about time: Myke Motley, Declan Cannon pop up in Birmingham
« on: February 19, 2009, 11:03:06 PM »


While watching this video, I made a major discovery at 6:30. The station is WIAT Birmingham (and this video is from 1998 at least). Myke Motley is one of the news anchors, and meteorologist Declan Cannon pops up in a reference to the forecast.

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Everything Else Classic TWC / The Front 1998
« on: February 07, 2009, 04:42:00 PM »
http://twcdan.com/videos/general/the%20front.html
Who is the OCM on the right? On the left is Kristina Abernathy.

Fixed again.

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Programming and Graphics / Weekend Outlook launch
« on: January 22, 2009, 07:42:16 PM »
When did Weekend Outlook debut?

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Everything Else TWC / The creepiest TWC coincidence
« on: January 17, 2009, 05:50:27 PM »
2008: A TWCT member asks for - and receives - a promotional autographed photo of Marshall Seese.
1998: The Front foresees the event a decade early.
Talk about a coincidence a decade in the making!

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Programming and Graphics / Long-form programming outlook
« on: January 15, 2009, 10:57:45 PM »
Severe Program Alert! This was spotted on weatheraffiliate.com today, and it means more long-form programming.

This February experience a week-long event of natural wonder and undeniable drama featuring signature series from The Weather Channel. Drive sales with Tornado Week, from February 22- March 1, which includes Full Force Nature, When Weather Changed History and the return of Storm Stories. Plus, exclusive Tornado Week content in Your Weather Today, Abrams & Bettes and Evening Edition.

The winds won’t be the only extreme force you will experience. Tap into the power of Tornado Week and The Weather Channel! In the latest 2008 Beta Cable Subscriber Study, The Weather Channel remains among the Top Five Networks for most measures. Consumers rank The Weather Channel as1:2nd in Importance for Enjoyment of Cable3rd in average perceived value among Total Cable Subscribers3rd in average satisfaction score among viewers TWC Consumer & Strategic Research 2008 Beta Subscriber Study – Evaluation of Basic Networks , reported in Oct. 08

The good news: Storm Stories is returning, apparently, but we also get more FFN and WWCH along with it. Oh well, maybe this will be an excuse for a Corner Forecast renovation.

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Local Forecast / A TWC Time Warp playlist
« on: January 10, 2009, 11:43:08 PM »
Here's my idea of a retro-modern playlist with a unique architecture:
Morning, 5am-noon (pre-1996)
  • Where Are You Now
  • Downhill Racer
  • Midnight Picnic
  • NM River's Bend
  • Carmel
  • NM Strawberries/Champagne
  • Sailing Through the City
  • Jenny C
  • NM Almost Home
  • Celestial Body
Noon-6pm (1996-2002)
  • Cool Breeze
  • Rose Hall
  • Fair Weather [Starks]
  • Jumpin' [Starks]
  • How I Feel
  • Pleasant Days
  • My Dancing Heart
  • Midnight Train to Moscow
  • Morning Dance
  • Southwest Passage
  • The Mist [Starks]
  • Beach Frolic [Starks]
6pm-Midnight (2003 on)Your suggestions welcome!
Midnight-5am (mixed up)
  • Morning in Martinique
  • Winddance
  • Slightly Blued
  • three Ryan Farish tracks
  • Homeward Bound
  • Last Train Home
  • Steps

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Local Forecast / A faint memory of my XL?
« on: January 03, 2009, 02:29:46 PM »
I seem to remember Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson was on my Latest Observations list. What's even funkier is that I seem to remember it as part of my XL. This Latest Obs list had Tucson, Flagstaff, Luke AFB, and a few others as I remember it - a lot more regional than what I get now, a list of Valley suburbs. My memory seems to show it in a light yellow text...like XLv2.
I also seem to had really liked an LF song from September of one year...I should go back through the playlists of 01-03.

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