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Other => General Discussion => Topic started by: WeatherSTARIII on September 16, 2008, 01:53:03 AM
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Discuss NBC's weather station right here.
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Not sure why we'd want to discuss that on a TWC forum.... :thinking:
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With the acquisition of TWC by NBC Universal, we might as well discuss it. KXAS-TV here in Dallas/Fort Worth has it on Channel 5.2. I would love to see NBC WX+ integrated into Weatherscan.
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Not sure I understand your reasoning. The two are still COMPLETELY separate entities.
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Where I live is WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Wx+ on 6.2
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With the acquisition of TWC by NBC Universal, we might as well discuss it. KXAS-TV here in Dallas/Fort Worth has it on Channel 5.2. I would love to see NBC WX+ integrated into Weatherscan.
Not me. I don't like WeatherPlus, and Weatherscan undoubtedly has higher ratings than WeatherPlus. Heck, I don't even know anyone who watches WX+. Besides, TWC is suppose to operate as one separate channel, meaning no merges or anything like that.
If Weatherscan is discontinued, that would greatly affect me. You hardly see any beach, gardening, or health forecasts on TWC anymore, do you? Weatherscan is much more convenient for me as far as local weather is concerned rather than TWC.
I'm pretty sure that WeatherPlus will simply cease operations. If TWC would accept NBC's offer back in 2002, WeatherPlus would never had existed. But TWC declined, and thus NBC launched their own channel to compete. But now that they own the more successful TWC and Weatherscan, there's no need for them to have WeatherPlus anymore.
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With the acquisition of TWC by NBC Universal, we might as well discuss it. KXAS-TV here in Dallas/Fort Worth has it on Channel 5.2. I would love to see NBC WX+ integrated into Weatherscan.
Not me. I don't like WeatherPlus, and Weatherscan undoubtedly has higher ratings than WeatherPlus. Heck, I don't even know anyone who watches WX+. Besides, TWC is suppose to operate as one separate channel, meaning no merges or anything like that.
If Weatherscan is discontinued, that would greatly affect me. You hardly see any beach, gardening, or health forecasts on TWC anymore, do you? Weatherscan is much more convenient for me as far as local weather is concerned rather than TWC.
I'm pretty sure that WeatherPlus will simply cease operations. If TWC would accept NBC's offer back in 2002, WeatherPlus would never had existed. But TWC declined, and thus NBC launched their own channel to compete. But now that they own the more successful TWC and Weatherscan, there's no need for them to have WeatherPlus anymore.
I don't see WxPlus being ceased anytime soon either. I think things will continue on just as they've been.
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WeatherPlus is going absolutely nowhere. NBC has invested too much in it, as well as pretty much all the local affiliates. If anything, Weatherscan is getting the axe.
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WeatherPlus is going absolutely nowhere. NBC has invested too much in it, as well as pretty much all the local affiliates. If anything, Weatherscan is getting the axe.
Nope, that won't happen. :no:
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Yea I dont see WeatherScan going anywhere. I think development of Weather+ is still an option since some locals want to display OCMs on the forecast.
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I agree with you both Gary and Martin. I can't see Weatherscan getting axed. Both will likely continue running as people have preferences whether to have just local information display, or have an OCM present it to you.
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Sorry, but I'm differing with all three of you. There's a reason no upgrades have been made since the announcement that NBC was "interested" in TWC (and yes, there were a few minor tweaks planned). However, they have yet to be developed because the future of Weatherscan is on "thin ice." I'll leave it at that. :biggrin:
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So you're saying Weatherscan WILL be discontinued, or are you just making a prediction?
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So you're saying Weatherscan WILL be discontinued, or are you just making a prediction?
I didn't say it would, I said, or was trying to say, it's all still unclear, though it remains a crude possibility.
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Well, let's hope it stays. I can only imagine what I'd do if I end up saying bye-bye to Weatherscan...
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Sorry, but I'm differing with all three of you. There's a reason no upgrades have been made since the announcement that NBC was "interested" in TWC (and yes, there were a few minor tweaks planned). However, they have yet to be developed because the future of Weatherscan is on "thin ice." I'll leave it at that. :biggrin:
We'll see Tyler. For some reason some people just can't come to grips with the fact that no major changes are coming from this buyout. :rolleyes:
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Sorry, but I'm differing with all three of you. There's a reason no upgrades have been made since the announcement that NBC was "interested" in TWC (and yes, there were a few minor tweaks planned). However, they have yet to be developed because the future of Weatherscan is on "thin ice." I'll leave it at that. :biggrin:
We'll see Tyler. For some reason some people just can't come to grips with the fact that no major changes are coming from this buyout. :rolleyes:
Was that rolleyes directed towards me? Because I surly didn't deserve it. :itsok:
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Sorry, but I'm differing with all three of you. There's a reason no upgrades have been made since the announcement that NBC was "interested" in TWC (and yes, there were a few minor tweaks planned). However, they have yet to be developed because the future of Weatherscan is on "thin ice." I'll leave it at that. :biggrin:
We'll see Tyler. For some reason some people just can't come to grips with the fact that no major changes are coming from this buyout. :rolleyes:
Was that rolleyes directed towards me? Because I surly didn't deserve it. :itsok:
Yes, but not exclusively. It was directed at you and everyone else who can't get off of this "something major's gotta happen" thing.
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I prefer CBS WeatherNow than NBC WeatherPlus.
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Weatherplus sucks ass IMO...
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Gary, I know nothing huge will happen. I've been saying that from the beginning. However, to *most* people, the discontinuation of Weatherscan wouldn't even make them blink. It's ratings are rather poor.
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Weatherplus sucks ass IMO...
:lol" You can say that again, and again, and yet again.
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Gary, I know nothing huge will happen. I've been saying that from the beginning. However, to *most* people, the discontinuation of Weatherscan wouldn't even make them blink. It's ratings are rather poor.
Its not meant to be a ratings puller. You watch it for 5 minutes when you need the weather. :biggrin:
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You watch it for 5 minutes when you need the weather. :biggrin:
Isn't that why most people watch TWC in the first place? :yes;
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You watch it for 5 minutes when you need the weather. :biggrin:
Isn't that why most people watch TWC in the first place? :yes;
No. How often can you turn on TWC and get your weather immediately? On the 8's, if you tune in at that time. Or maybe if your lucky enough to tune in when their talking about your region. Butyou can turn WxScan on at any time and get your local weather. A big difference in my opinion.
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You watch it for 5 minutes when you need the weather. :biggrin:
Isn't that why most people watch TWC in the first place? :yes;
No. How often can you turn on TWC and get your weather immediately? On the 8's, if you tune in at that time. Or maybe if your lucky enough to tune in when their talking about your region. Butyou can turn WxScan on at any time and get your local weather. A big difference in my opinion.
I mean, I don't think most people are going to spend more than 10 minutes to get their weather (Period), especially before work, school, etc. Most people just don't have time. Other than special/primetime programming, most people probably aren't watching TWC/WeatherScan for more than 10 minutes at a time. :yes:
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That's exactly why I don't want, nor do I see Weatherscan being discontinued. WeatherPlus has commercials. Weatherscan has an ad crawl and sponsor logos, therefore no need for commercials. Plus, I don't have the time to have an OCM presenting my forecast when I am in a hurry.
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That's exactly why I don't want, nor do I see Weatherscan being discontinued. WeatherPlus has commercials. Weatherscan has an ad crawl and sponsor logos, therefore no need for commercials. Plus, I don't need an OCM presenting my forecast when I am in a hurry.
WeatherPlus has commercials? That's stupid. Personally, I wish TWC hadn't updated WeatherScan the way they did. I can't even watch it anymore, there's simply TOO MUCH GOING ON.
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You watch it for 5 minutes when you need the weather. :biggrin:
Isn't that why most people watch TWC in the first place? :yes;
No. How often can you turn on TWC and get your weather immediately? On the 8's, if you tune in at that time. Or maybe if your lucky enough to tune in when their talking about your region. Butyou can turn WxScan on at any time and get your local weather. A big difference in my opinion.
I mean, I don't think most people are going to spend more than 10 minutes to get their weather (Period), especially before work, school, etc. Most people just don't have time. Other than special/primetime programming, most people probably aren't watching TWC/WeatherScan for more than 10 minutes at a time. :yes:
How do you figure that? It can take up to 8 minutes to get your local weather on TWC. On WxScan you get it the moment you turn it on. :thinking:
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You watch it for 5 minutes when you need the weather. :biggrin:
Isn't that why most people watch TWC in the first place? :yes;
No. How often can you turn on TWC and get your weather immediately? On the 8's, if you tune in at that time. Or maybe if your lucky enough to tune in when their talking about your region. Butyou can turn WxScan on at any time and get your local weather. A big difference in my opinion.
I mean, I don't think most people are going to spend more than 10 minutes to get their weather (Period), especially before work, school, etc. Most people just don't have time. Other than special/primetime programming, most people probably aren't watching TWC/WeatherScan for more than 10 minutes at a time. :yes:
How do you figure that? It can take up to 8 minutes to get your local weather on TWC. On WxScan you get it the moment you turn it on. :thinking:
I'm not specifically saying TWC. All I said is that people aren't going to spend more than 10 minutes to get their weather, no matter what medium is chosen.
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... and they won't spend more than 10 seconds viewing their weather when they watch Weatherscan. :biggrin:
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... and they won't spend more than 10 seconds viewing their weather when they watch Weatherscan. :biggrin:
Exactly. Though, they could reach a LOT more people if they were on Analog, and not only digital.
Most people I know get the weather from local news stations. :(
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... and they won't spend more than 10 seconds viewing their weather when they watch Weatherscan. :biggrin:
Exactly. Though, they could reach a LOT more people if they were on Analog, and not only digital.
Most people I know get the weather from local news stations. :(
I've heard that it IS on analog in some locations. :yes:
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... and they won't spend more than 10 seconds viewing their weather when they watch Weatherscan. :biggrin:
Exactly. Though, they could reach a LOT more people if they were on Analog, and not only digital.
Most people I know get the weather from local news stations. :(
I've heard that it IS on analog in some locations. :yes:
1-5 locations is not enough to make any argument. They should put ALL WeatherScans on analog. It would reach a lot more people.
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... and they won't spend more than 10 seconds viewing their weather when they watch Weatherscan. :biggrin:
Exactly. Though, they could reach a LOT more people if they were on Analog, and not only digital.
Most people I know get the weather from local news stations. :(
I've heard that it IS on analog in some locations. :yes:
The Comcast Headend in St. Johns, County in Florida has it on analog cable, channel 31. :yes:
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Gary, I know nothing huge will happen. I've been saying that from the beginning. However, to *most* people, the discontinuation of Weatherscan wouldn't even make them blink. It's ratings are rather poor.
Its not meant to be a ratings puller. You watch it for 5 minutes when you need the weather. :biggrin:
Sorry, I wasn't clear in what I meant. By ratings, I really meant to say, most people don't know what Weatherscan is, or that it's even affiliated with TWC. That's why in 2005, TWC tried promoting it on the domestic TWC with localized spots (with cable co name and channel number), but they were discontinued shortly thereafter due to timing errors.
Weatherscan isn't really known to most people, even for just a moment or two of viewing. This is why so many cable companies are dropping it, or moving it to a higher tier.
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Gary, I know nothing huge will happen. I've been saying that from the beginning. However, to *most* people, the discontinuation of Weatherscan wouldn't even make them blink. It's ratings are rather poor.
Its not meant to be a ratings puller. You watch it for 5 minutes when you need the weather. :biggrin:
Sorry, I wasn't clear in what I meant. By ratings, I really meant to say, most people don't know what Weatherscan is, or that it's even affiliated with TWC. That's why in 2005, TWC tried promoting it on the domestic TWC with localized spots (with cable co name and channel number), but they were discontinued shortly thereafter due to timing errors.
Weatherscan isn't really known to most people, even for just a moment or two of viewing. This is why so many cable companies are dropping it, or moving it to a higher tier.
How do you know all this? It seems to me your dealing 100% in speculation and/or opinion.
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How do you know all this? It seems to me your dealing 100% in speculation and/or opinion.
I second that.
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How do you know all this? It seems to me your dealing 100% in speculation and/or opinion.
I know what he is saying are true facts, but how he does, I'd rather not say...
What do you mean by "timing errors" Tyler? Do you mean they weren't appearing during the right time - during the BWTL promo that everyone else sees before an OCM segment?
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How do you know all this? It seems to me your dealing 100% in speculation and/or opinion.
I second that.
Glad someone agrees with me here.
Mike, if you can't defend yourself, don't try. Don't refute me without offering something of a reason.
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Thanks for believing me, Mike. :biggrin:
Gary, Kyle, we all know I do occasionally talk to a few select folks at the STAR Team. They are my information source. So if you're calling me a liar, you're essentially calling them liars too, neither of which I appreciate. I'll say nothing more, because obviously my contributions to this thread aren't welcome.
What do you mean by "timing errors" Tyler? Do you mean they weren't appearing during the right time - during the BWTL promo that everyone else sees before an OCM segment?
Yes, during the BWTL promos. The Weatherscan spot would either end the local early, have the Weatherscan spot play with local music behind it, and then viewers would see the end of the BWTL spot; OR it would start late, causing the spot to continue late over national programming.
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Thanks for believing me, Mike. :biggrin:
Gary, Kyle, we all know I do occasionally talk to a few select folks at the STAR Team. They are my information source. So if you're calling me a liar, you're essentially calling them liars too, neither of which I appreciate. I'll say nothing more, because obviously my contributions to this thread aren't welcome.
What do you mean by "timing errors" Tyler? Do you mean they weren't appearing during the right time - during the BWTL promo that everyone else sees before an OCM segment?
Yes, during the BWTL promos. The Weatherscan spot would either end the local early, have the Weatherscan spot play with local music behind it, and then viewers would see the end of the BWTL spot; OR it would start late, causing the spot to continue late over national programming.
It's not that your contributions aren't welcome, its your know everything attitude that isn't welcome. I run the show here, yet I keep getting overshadowed by the guy form the other forum who has inside sources that I can't get. It would be fabulous if I could find a source of insider information. I run a current TWC forum for the love of God. I should be the second most informed person here. But for some reaosn the dopes at TWC think a classic TWC board is serving their purposes. If it is great. But wouldn't a current TWC board serve them too? If not better?
It's all greek to me, I swear. :rolleyes:
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Alright, you and I have been through this before, and I'm not going through it again. They are satisfied at TWCC, and don't have a need to branch out elsewhere. It's that simple. And if you want to act jealous and childish, well I can't help you. :bang:
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Alright, you and I have been through this before, and I'm not going through it again. They are satisfied at TWCC, and don't have a need to branch out elsewhere. It's that simple. And if you want to act jealous and childish, well I can't help you. :bang:
No Tyler, I'm not acting jealous and childish. You seem to think you have to come here each day and flaunt your insider secrets (or rather perhaps the fact that you have them). They do have a need to branch out. To reach a segment of viewers GEARED DIRECTLY AT THEM.
If you want to share details with us, and not just the fact that your priveleged, that's different. But quit coming here and pronouncing to us all how you have sources and you can't go into details.
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But, I did go into details, several of them. You're just trying to find things to blame on me...
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But, I did go into details, several of them. You're just trying to find things to blame on me...
You went into no detail whatsoever about HOW you knew what you knew. Mike defended you by saying that he couldn't say how you knew either. Telling us something does no good if you can't ell us how you know it. And telling us things like "I'd rather not say" or "I have confidential sources" doesn't benefit anyone here in the least.
Let's not go into playing the sob game. Oh your a big meanie. Oh your just trying to find something to blame me for. I thought we were above that.
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This thread is really getting out of hand.
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This thread is really getting out of hand.
Yes but I'm the admin. :biggrin:
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Anyways, back on topic...
Does anyone know what name of the computerized unit used on Wx+? You know, the "L" bar.
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Thanks for believing me, Mike. :biggrin:
Gary, Kyle, we all know I do occasionally talk to a few select folks at the STAR Team. They are my information source. So if you're calling me a liar, you're essentially calling them liars too, neither of which I appreciate. I'll say nothing more, because obviously my contributions to this thread aren't welcome.
What do you mean by "timing errors" Tyler? Do you mean they weren't appearing during the right time - during the BWTL promo that everyone else sees before an OCM segment?
Yes, during the BWTL promos. The Weatherscan spot would either end the local early, have the Weatherscan spot play with local music behind it, and then viewers would see the end of the BWTL spot; OR it would start late, causing the spot to continue late over national programming.
I believe you. :yes:
Who cares if/what sources, insider info is better than no info. :thrilled:
Like my NBC buying TWC info, which NO ONE believed. And look what happened. :happy:
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Thanks for believing me, Mike. :biggrin:
Gary, Kyle, we all know I do occasionally talk to a few select folks at the STAR Team. They are my information source. So if you're calling me a liar, you're essentially calling them liars too, neither of which I appreciate. I'll say nothing more, because obviously my contributions to this thread aren't welcome.
What do you mean by "timing errors" Tyler? Do you mean they weren't appearing during the right time - during the BWTL promo that everyone else sees before an OCM segment?
Yes, during the BWTL promos. The Weatherscan spot would either end the local early, have the Weatherscan spot play with local music behind it, and then viewers would see the end of the BWTL spot; OR it would start late, causing the spot to continue late over national programming.
I believe you. :yes:
Who cares if/what sources, insider info is better than no info. :thrilled:
Like my NBC buying TWC info, which NO ONE believed. And look what happened. :happy:
Its not that I didn't believe it. As I told you then, I can't deal in speculation. When you guys have to make a big secret out of your source and can't give any details on how you got the info I can't give you any credit! Its difficult to give credit for info that can't be verified! That's why I wait until a public source releases the info. That wayI KNOW I'm not playing the speculation game.
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Thanks, Gil. :cool2:
OK Gary, I guess I'll share nothing here from now on, if that will make you happy. :foolish:
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WAVE-TV 3.2 (Wave 3 Weather +)
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Thanks, Gil. :cool2:
OK Gary, I guess I'll share nothing here from now on, if that will make you happy. :foolish:
That dunce cap smiley was very fitting Tyler, I'll just say that.
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Thank you. :thumbsup:
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NBC Weather Plus: WMAQ-TV ch 5.2 Chicago.
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Here it's WCAU-10 WeatherPlus on ch. 247. I do not get Wx+ in Bensalem because I do not have digital cable there, but it's undoubtedly the same WeatherPlus there since its in the same area.
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No WeatherScan, no Wx+. What is the NBC affil has a radar image with NOAA Wx Radio audio.
WSBT has a weather channel tht could be a good model for a combo of the two; maybe I can get a clip.
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No WeatherScan, no Wx+. What is the NBC affil has a radar image with NOAA Wx Radio audio.
WPVI-TV used to show StormTracker 6 with NOAA Weather Radio until the AccuWeather Channel debuted in 2005.
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Here, we have Weatherscan, NBC Weatherplus (through WPXI), Weather and Traffic Watch 4 (through WTAE, affiliated with the Accuweather Channel format), and a local ad channel with NOAA Weather Radio in the background.
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and a local ad channel with NOAA Weather Radio in the background.
What channel is that?
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and a local ad channel with NOAA Weather Radio in the background.
What channel is that?
A local channel.
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and a local ad channel with NOAA Weather Radio in the background.
What channel is that?
Oh, sorry, I didn't make it clear enough when I said LOCAL CHANNEL, as in, only available in my immediate area. :doh2:
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and a local ad channel with NOAA Weather Radio in the background.
What channel is that?
Oh, sorry, I didn't make it clear enough when I said LOCAL CHANNEL, as in, only available in my immediate area. :doh2:
Cool! What channel?! How do I get it?!
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and a local ad channel with NOAA Weather Radio in the background.
What channel is that?
Oh, sorry, I didn't make it clear enough when I said LOCAL CHANNEL, as in, only available in my immediate area. :doh2:
Cool! What channel?! How do I get it?!
Go to Pittsburgh, break into Tyler's house, and turn on the TV. :P
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Or you could try pointing your satellites towards Pittsburgh. :P :rofl2:
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Or you could try pointing your satellites towards Pittsburgh. :P :rofl2:
DISH might actually have it as a local, you never know. :P
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Sorry, I wasn't clear in what I meant. By ratings, I really meant to say, most people don't know what Weatherscan is, or that it's even affiliated with TWC. That's why in 2005, TWC tried promoting it on the domestic TWC with localized spots (with cable co name and channel number), but they were discontinued shortly thereafter due to timing errors.
For a short time in early 2007, Comcast aired a local Weatherscan ad during the :17/:47 local ad insets. It also didn't have "your city" on it, it actually had Philadelphia on the L-bar. It was also a 30-second ad, unlike the 8 second ones that aired in late 2005. I don't know why they stopped showing the ads during the local insets since there weren't timing errors with that. They only lasted for about a week.
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For some odd reason tonight, NBC WeatherPLUS hasn't had any OCM segments. :clap:
All they're just doing is music, commercials, and local forecasts. :dance:
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Maybe it's one of the first signs of WeatherPlus being phased out?
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Or it could also be good 'ol WFLA-TV. <_< :whistling2:
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I just tuned in and they are showing a continueless satellite forecast loop with the "L" still showing its local conditions.
Oh and speaking of which, WEEK and WAND have NBC Weather Plus, the only NBC affilite that doesn't have Wx+ is KWQC. I'm able to pick up those stations and WAND and KWQC aren't avaiable on Comcast's channel line-up in my area. WQAD, the ABC affilitate from Moline, IL also has their own weather station too.
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I just tuned in and they are showing a continueless satellite forecast loop with the "L" still showing its local conditions.
Oh and speaking of which, WEEK and WAND have NBC Weather Plus, the only NBC affilite that doesn't have Wx+ is KWQC. I'm able to pick up those stations and WAND and KWQC aren't avaiable on Comcast's channel line-up in my area. WQAD, the ABC affilitate from Moline, IL also has their own weather station too.
How do you know about WQAD and KWQC? Anyways, yes, KWQC really doesn't do much NBC "stuff". I don't recieve their weather channel, but I do get WQAD's.
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I just tuned in and they are showing a continueless satellite forecast loop with the "L" still showing its local conditions.
Oh and speaking of which, WEEK and WAND have NBC Weather Plus, the only NBC affilite that doesn't have Wx+ is KWQC. I'm able to pick up those stations and WAND and KWQC aren't avaiable on Comcast's channel line-up in my area. WQAD, the ABC affilitate from Moline, IL also has their own weather station too.
How do you know about WQAD and KWQC? Anyways, yes, KWQC really doesn't do much NBC "stuff". I don't recieve their weather channel, but I do get WQAD's.
While I was channel surfing. I still have cable, its just that Comcast doesn't have those broadcast stations avaiable on their channel line-up. If they ever add those stations to their line-up, then that would truely elelimate having your own outdoor antenna, RF A/B switches, A/V switch adapters, and DTV converter boxes. According to Antenna Web, I can also pick up these stations in the link below:
https://twctodayforums.com/forums/index.php/topic,1401.msg68667.html#msg68667 (https://twctodayforums.com/forums/index.php/topic,1401.msg68667.html#msg68667)
Plus, I've been in the Quad Cities before. Its really nice.
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The Weather Plus here (WGAL 8) has not been showing the national OCM segments, either. I find it a lot more enjoyable to watch with just the national music/maps feed rather than the national OCM feed.
I wonder if Comcast around here will make Weatherscan a Clear QAM channel on digital once Weather Plus is discontinued?
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I wonder if Comcast around here will make Weatherscan a Clear QAM channel on digital once Weather Plus is discontinued?
If only, if only... :(
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The Weather Plus here (WGAL 8) has not been showing the national OCM segments, either. I find it a lot more enjoyable to watch with just the national music/maps feed rather than the national OCM feed.
Same here. I was watching that all evening yesterday. The OCM's at WX+ suck, but I love the music and graphics (not the L-bar, but the maps). The way it is now reminds me of the national version of Weatherscan. I'll miss that. :(
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For some people here, I hear that the local LBar is gone. I will keep posted as well, so here's mine (still local):
(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2475/wflawx8220081027213800wu2.jpg)
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Yeah it looks like WxPlus is slowly but surely winding things down.
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As if they had much to wind down. :bang:
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Wow, my WeatherPlus never had those precip chance indicators on the 5-day forecast like yours did!
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Wow, my WeatherPlus never had those precip chance indicators on the 5-day forecast like yours did!
Really? Mine did. And on the hourly forecast, it displayed precip amounts (.10", .50", etc).
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As if they had much to wind down. :bang:
LOL, very true. :rofl2: :P
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Wow, my WeatherPlus never had those precip chance indicators on the 5-day forecast like yours did!
Really? Mine did. And on the hourly forecast, it displayed precip amounts (.10", .50", etc).
Mines doesn't have precip chances on the 5 day forecast either, but it does have the precip amount on the hourly forecast.
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Yeah it looks like WxPlus is slowly but surely winding things down.
Yup.
This is a look at airport delays
and it shows nothing. :no:
And if you notice, it was in the 9:00 (PM) Hour that the picture was taken, and the conditions said Sunny. :thinking:
But then again, that could b a WFLA issue.
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Come to think about it, some of the WeatherPlus links has been redirected to the NBC Weather BETA links:
- Chicago (http://www.nbcchicago.com/weather (http://www.nbcchicago.com/weather))
- Dallas/Fort Worth (http://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/ (http://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/))
- Los Angeles (http://www.nbclosangeles.com/weather/ (http://www.nbclosangeles.com/weather/))
- New York (http://www.nbcnewyork.com/weather/ (http://www.nbcnewyork.com/weather/))
These are just a few links.
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And on the hourly forecast, it displayed precip amounts (.10", .50", etc).
Mine displays precise precip amounts such as 0.01. :bleh: :devil:
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Another Picture of WFLA's WX+.
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My NBC Weather Plus isn't localized anymore.. it's just showing the national feed :/ No Local L-bar, it's all national... It looks like WCAU-TV (NBC10) phased out all of the local stuff
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Apparently WeatherPlus University is still on. Looks like that is the only segment left. Other than that, it's just maps with music, and commercial breaks.
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WeatherPlus is still localized here in DFW. It's just that the online streaming is no more. Same with Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and other cities that have NBC owned & operated stations.
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So...I just read over on TWCC that NBC WxPlus will be replaced by TWC once it goes off the air. This, of course, came from Roland, who, of course, found it on Wikipedia. Just another reason I'm glad that douchebag is no longer a member here. He'd be gone even if he hadn't sexually harassed one of my members. If Matt wants to put up with him, fine by me. If he wants to turn a blind eye to Roland's fouls, so be it. But its only making him look bad.
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Roland
Speaking of Roland, please watch out for GSNRadioFan. It's Roland. ;)
The email is: rolandjr@live.com
He just registered as that name at TWCE, and for some odd reason, SMF will not take his IP Address. :thinking:
But don't worry, he's banned. B)
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Weird thing last night, during SNL during a commericial it switched to the national feed of weather plus for about 20 seconds, then came back to the show. Our NBC affiliate never had weather plus so I wonder if it was NBC's feed.
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Weird thing last night, during SNL during a commericial it switched to the national feed of weather plus for about 20 seconds, then came back to the show. Our NBC affiliate never had weather plus so I wonder if it was NBC's feed.
I did not see that happen for my affiliate (WCAU NBC10)
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My NBC affiliate (KING) is also showing a national feed.
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Here mine is still local (WAVE)
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I'm still getting the local feed here (KYLE)
:P Haven't had my opinion yet, but its sort of sad to see Wx+ go..
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(KYLE)
:rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:
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I'm still getting the local feed here (KYLE)
http://bombombombomwooooo.com/
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I'm still getting the local feed here (KYLE)
[url]http://bombombombomwooooo.com/[/url]
That's the 15 millionth time you posted that link...
LOL @ Kyle!! :rofl:
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I'm still getting the local feed here (KYLE)
[url]http://bombombombomwooooo.com/[/url]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0&fmt=18 <_<
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I'm still getting the local feed here (KYLE)
[url]http://bombombombomwooooo.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0&fmt=18[/url] <_<
Clearly this is much better. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4)
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I'm still getting the local feed here (KYLE)
[url]http://bombombombomwooooo.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0&fmt=18[/url] <_<
Clearly this is much better. ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4[/url])
And So Is This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TiQCJXpbKg&fmt=18). <_<
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RickRoll=Not Funny
Barack Roll=Quite possibly the funniest video I've ever watched on YouTube. :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:
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Barack Roll..... lol :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:
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OK, back to the NBC Weather Plus topic here:
Although live streaming online is eliminated, ABC affiliate WFAA-TV has launched News 8 Now (formerly Xpress 8.2) online. It shows not only weather, but also the latest news headlines, sports and traffic with local newscasts at the top and bottom of every hour (from 8:30AM to 11:00PM). They also interrupt regular programming for breaking news and severe weather coverage.
Click here to watch News 8 Now Live. (http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/livevideo/?nvid=258426&live=yes)
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Well, my local Wx+ was a national feed, but then switched back.. weird.
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You know, the national feed of Weather Plus basically reminds me of what the TWC satellite LF looked like 10 years ago. :lol:
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according to wikipedia, the shutdown is the next monday. someone is recording the last days of wx+?
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according to wikipedia, the shutdown is the next monday. someone is recording the last days of wx+?
Why would we do that? we're TWC fans, not WxPlus fnas.
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Never trust suckipedia.
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NBC WeatherPlus is still local in the Southeast Wisconsin area as of November 28th.
I might miss WeatherPlus a little.
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The National version of WeatherPlus is already showing signs that it is about to cease operations. The icons on the current conditions portion are missing, and some of the title bars on the maps are blank (no text).
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Watch KNBC's feed of Weather Plus (http://www.tvchannelsfree.com/watch/2606/NBC-Weatherplus.html)
Their music sucks.
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I might put WX+ on a stream.
Is it OK if I post a link if I do that? :unsure:
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I might put WX+ on a stream.
Is it OK if I post a link if I do that? :unsure:
Of course. B)
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Here's WFLA's WeatherPlus feed. :thumbsup:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wfla-weatherplus
It is a little choppy, and I can't seem to fix that. :thumbdown:
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I also took a recording off of my Ustream show here: B)
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/905957
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All I can say is...RIP. :cry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyCQ1Fhm6oQ&fmt=18 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyCQ1Fhm6oQ&fmt=18)
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Wow, your WeatherPlus looks a lot different than mine did. Mine never had satellites zoomed out that far, watches/warnings, or voiceover. :unsure:
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Wow, your WeatherPlus looks a lot different than mine did. Mine never had satellites zoomed out that far, watches/warnings, or voiceover. :unsure:
Mines didn't have any of that stuff either, but it does have it's glitches.
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Wow, your WeatherPlus looks a lot different than mine did. Mine never had satellites zoomed out that far, watches/warnings, or voiceover. :unsure:
Wait until you see its radar maps zoomed in to where you can see all of the streets. :bleh:
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Do you think TWC will finaly go to broadcast?
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No. :no:
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I don't get it...did Wx+ lose a lot of viewership? :huh:
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It never had a large viewership to begin with.
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well it's 12:01am and it's still on....
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Not sure who said anything about WxPlus necessarily going off the air now. The most definitive thing I've heard is "by the end of the year". There's still an entire month left in the year! :thumbsup:
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NBC Weather Plus Website now goes to weather.com.
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isnt supposed WPXI to shut down wx+ on Dec 1st?
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isnt supposed WPXI to shut down wx+ on Dec 1st?
WPXI is My Network 11 New York...
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I was in Fort Wayne for the recent holiday and didn't realize they shut down their Wx+. JUST missed out on seeing WX+ live.
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isnt supposed WPXI to shut down wx+ on Dec 1st?
WPXI is My Network 11 New York...
/facepalm
WPXI= Channel 11 in Pittsburgh, PA
WPIX= CW11 in NYC, NY
WWOR= My9 in NYC, NY
WISE (Indiana's NewsCtr) its wx+ get replaced with a live vipir doppler.
plzkthxbye.
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Rey, I'm getting awful tired of your attitude. Your very close to being suspended. :nono:
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isnt supposed WPXI to shut down wx+ on Dec 1st?
WPXI is My Network 11 New York...
/facepalm
WPXI= Channel 11 in Pittsburgh, PA
WPIX= CW11 in NYC, NY
WWOR= My9 in NYC, NY
WISE (Indiana's NewsCtr) its wx+ get replaced with a live vipir doppler.
plzkthxbye.
It's not cool to put others down. You can politely correct, but not in that matter.
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i dnt think if correct some data, make ppl feel sad. are you?
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i dnt think if correct some data, make ppl feel sad. are you?
does that even make any sense? :blink:
As I try to decode that, no correcting people doesn't make them sad, however, the manner you approached (using kthxbye at the end) is a put down which is rude.
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And I didn't enjoy your rant in my 300th member thread the other day either. :nono:
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My bad for causing all this. :( I thought you meant WPIX. I always get the 2 confused. :P
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Rey, I'm getting awful tired of your attitude. Your very close to being suspended. :nono:
Want the banhammer?
And I did know it was the vipir doppler...I SAW IT INSTEAD OF WEATHER PLUS.
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Rey, I'm getting awful tired of your attitude. Your very close to being suspended. :nono:
Want the banhammer?
And I did know it was the vipir doppler...I SAW IT INSTEAD OF WEATHER PLUS.
It's awfully tempting, I'll tell you that. :rofl: :P
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isnt supposed WPXI to shut down wx+ on Dec 1st?
WPXI is My Network 11 New York...
/facepalm
WPXI= Channel 11 in Pittsburgh, PA
WPIX= CW11 in NYC, NY
WWOR= My9 in NYC, NY
WISE (Indiana's NewsCtr) its wx+ get replaced with a live vipir doppler.
plzkthxbye.
mewanttodeleteyouraccount, noneedtosaythanks. :)
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Do you think TWC will have the contenueless "L" bar like in WX+?
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isnt supposed WPXI to shut down wx+ on Dec 1st?
WPXI is My Network 11 New York...
/facepalm
WPXI= Channel 11 in Pittsburgh, PA
WPIX= CW11 in NYC, NY
WWOR= My9 in NYC, NY
WISE (Indiana's NewsCtr) its wx+ get replaced with a live vipir doppler.
plzkthxbye.
mewanttodeleteyouraccount, noneedtosaythanks. :)
ROFL. :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:
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Do you think TWC will have the contenueless "L" bar like in WX+?
It would make the text on the video wall too difficult to read, as it was almost difficult to read on a 20" CRT television...
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Yeah, remember the Holiday Travel L-bar they had last year? Half the forecast information on the right side of the screen was cut off on a CRT TV. Kind of annoying, IMO.
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Here is a screenshot of a message on my cablebox.
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So the magic date is 12/31, eh? Interesting. I have yet to see any such message for my WeatherPlus affiliate. :no:
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My affiliate's WX+ already ended two months ago. I'm still getting the national feed, and everytime I tune to WX+ more information disappears. Right now the current weather icons and daypart forecasts on the L-bar are blank. The picture also frequently goes black for a few seconds.
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Here is a screenshot of a message on my cablebox.
For some reason that picture of Adam cracked me up :rofl2:
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Here is a screenshot of a message on my cablebox.
For some reason that picture of Adam cracked me up :rofl2:
Haha, yeah. :rofl2:
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Some of the NBC stations now carry Weigel Broadcasting's "This TV" which contains some old MGM movies and children's programming from Cookie Jar (Formally DIC Entertainment).
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I'm guessing NBC just doesn't give a crap about their final days of NBC WeatherPlus... There's so many empty icon slots... and the titlebar issues seem to have been alleviated... I wonder where they're getting the data from now that they ceased operations?
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Is it true that NBC Weather Plus is shutting down as of this Wednesday?
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reports are saying it'll be closing the 31st, so in all likelyhood, yes, Wednesday is its last day.
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KJRH has kept its Weather Plus channel, and has even changed the graphics. Last time I checked, it was no longer receiving the national feed, and is now entirely local.
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WFLA's WX+ is no longer local. :thumbdown:
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Mine is Still Local, With Local Segments still there
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It's odd how you're getting weather icons though, I haven't seen icons on the current weather portion of the squeezeback in the past month or so.
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WFLA's WX+ is no longer local. :thumbdown:
Mines is still national so far.
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My affiliate can't give up on WX+. Today they just relaunched the channel and it's 100% local and is 85% commercial free! I have a screen shot asap!
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I just saw a "WeatherPLUS" Weather Update here on the local Orlando NBC station..?
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The WeatherPlus channel has disappeared here.
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WxPlus still remains here, but there's no national content anymore. It's all local content generated by the local affiliate.
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Still local here, with almost no commercials as someone else stated.
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KPNX still has a running WX+ system, complete with commercials and local inserts, as well as national maps.
WX+ University was still around as it's for fulfilling FCC requirements.
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Well, according to the following article, today is the last day for the remaining staff of WxPlus:
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/nbc/weather_plus_minus_four_more_104596.asp (http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/nbc/weather_plus_minus_four_more_104596.asp)
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oooh it feels like the counting down to the last days of the 3000, 4 years ago. :P
So which was in place first? WeatherScan (1999) or WeatherPlus (?) ?
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Weatherscan, It was launched in 5 years before WeatherPlus which was launched in 2004
They Really don't care about the final 14 hours of WX+ they are playing the same song over and over even through national commercials
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What the heck... WCAU's WeatherPlus has returned... with a new logo! :blink:
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What the heck... WCAU's WeatherPlus has returned... with a new logo! :blink:
It's also using entirely new techno music, and it has national maps using the affiliate's own basemaps and title bars (they used to just show local maps). I wonder if this is WCAU's own new weather channel that replaced WeatherPlus. I don't see how they would waste their time developing this only to have it shut down a day later.
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A lot of affiliates are slightly redoing the Lbar and keeping the channel on-air. Some are more redesigned than others, and some more hideous than others. See examples below:
One of the nicer designs, WKYC/Cleveland
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii81/tylert120/wx-cle.jpg)
WTMJ/Milwaukee
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii81/tylert120/wx-wtmj.jpg)
KGW/Portland (OR)
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii81/tylert120/wx-kgw.png)
An uglier design, simply by rebranding the channel "NBC Plus." Seeing as how this is an NBC O&O, it wouldn't surprise me if all the other NBC O&O's follow suit.
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii81/tylert120/wx-sand.jpg)
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WCAU's looks just like the last one, except it uses title bars closer to the national WeatherPlus (just a different font, and no WX+.com logo). I really like the new design and format of their new weather channel.
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i'll try to get a cap of mine later when I reconfigure Windows Media Center for the Antenna
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KPNX still running as normal WX+...no changes in the look whatsoever, but the national maps now seem to come from KPNX and not NBC - typefaces are slightly different and more like the local maps we've seen.
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Here's WCAU's design...
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WGAL's WeatherPlus still has all the local segments and still has the WeatherPlus branding.
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WGAL's WeatherPlus still has all the local segments and still has the WeatherPlus branding.
Same with WBAL's. :yes:
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WGAL's WeatherPlus still has all the local segments and still has the WeatherPlus branding.
Same with WBAL's. :yes:
Makes sense considering both stations are owned by Hearst-Argyle. :yes:
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Hey Billy, check out this article I just got. It says that WGAL will be taking their WxPlus off the air on Thursday and replacing it with some kind of movie channel:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28449828/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28449828/)
I wonder if WBAL will do the same?
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Interesting. I wonder what time they will take down WeatherPlus? I wanna see it's last moments.
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Mines has stopped playing music.They also got rid of the NBC logo along with the text Weather Plus, but the word weather is still there. They have been slowly closing it down since morning. The national segments have stopped as well. There's only a continuous N. Georgia radar loop going w/ no commercials.
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WOW!! Am I the only one here who still gets the actual NBC WeatherPlus? :o :P
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WOW!! Am I the only one here who still gets the actual NBC WeatherPlus? :o :P
I'm Still getting the local NBC Weather Plus station for Toledo, Ohio
EDIT: The WXPLUS for my area is gone.
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Ok, as of midnight, WGAL WeatherPlus is off the air. It has been replaced by "This-TV."
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Ok, as of midnight, WGAL WeatherPlus is off the air. It has been replaced by "This-TV."
And WBAL's WeatherPlus still remains. :thinking:
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This TV seems to be a popular option. It's owned by Weigel Broadcasting, which also own a bunch of Midwestern TV properties.
KPNX still gets national WX+ maps.
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Here's what seen on WFLA's weather station. :thumbdown:
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Re Chris: They're doing local radar now...just local radar.
"Coming up, a look at your local radar! But first, your local radar, showing any precipitation and its movement during the past 90 minutes. Intensity is indicated by the color code at the top of the screen."
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Re Chris: They're doing local radar now...just local radar.
"Coming up, a look at your local radar! But first, your local radar, showing any precipitation and its movement during the past 90 minutes. Intensity is indicated by the color code at the top of the screen."
OK. :huh:
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How come WeatherPlus is still on the air for the Atlanta area, the same thing that was there 2 hours ago is there now.
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Gannett's stations seem to not have done a thing yet.
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Chicago has also gone the "NBCplus" route. Is it me, or do those fonts used for the city names look like a font TWC used to use for the city names?
So, yeah, I'd say this "NBCplus" thing is going to run on all of the O&Os.
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Holy crap, they just played the production music they usually use to to the teasers for YWT! I soooo wish they had this channel on Satellite so I could actually record it.
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Yeah, I don't get why Weatherplus isn't on satellite. :huh: Doesn't make sense if satellite companies can carry local channels, but not a local weatherplus.
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Yeah, I don't get why Weatherplus isn't on satellite. :huh: Doesn't make sense if satellite companies can carry local channels, but not a local weatherplus.
Same reason they can't carry TWC's local forecast. There's no technology to do so yet.
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Yeah, I don't get why Weatherplus isn't on satellite. :huh: Doesn't make sense if satellite companies can carry local channels, but not a local weatherplus.
Same reason they can't carry TWC's local forecast. There's no technology to do so yet.
DirecTV Has Local On the 8s for local ZIP code
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Yeah, I don't get why Weatherplus isn't on satellite. :huh: Doesn't make sense if satellite companies can carry local channels, but not a local weatherplus.
Same reason they can't carry TWC's local forecast. There's no technology to do so yet.
You totally missed the point to Victors, and Garys post. That's not what they are refering to. Its a work around to real technology limitations.
DirecTV Has Local On the 8s for local ZIP code
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But that's because of the receiver's action
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WPXI's Wx+ now a black screen.
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Yeah, I don't get why Weatherplus isn't on satellite. :huh: Doesn't make sense if satellite companies can carry local channels, but not a local weatherplus.
Same reason they can't carry TWC's local forecast. There's no technology to do so yet.
I thought WeatherPlus was generated by the affiliate, not the provider. :unsure:
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They took WeatherPlus off the line-up here
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Technically yes, but its the same difference...
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Here's a video of our WeatherPlus remnants here in Tampa. Don't ask about the music, please. :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztLf8YQsW_A&fmt=18 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztLf8YQsW_A&fmt=18)
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Whats up with the music?
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WxPlus is now just an SD version of KING.
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Here's a video of our WeatherPlus remnants here in Tampa. Don't ask about the music, please. :P
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztLf8YQsW_A&fmt=18[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztLf8YQsW_A&fmt=18[/url])
They're using TWC music on Wx+?
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Here's a video of our WeatherPlus remnants here in Tampa. Don't ask about the music, please. :P
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztLf8YQsW_A&fmt=18[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztLf8YQsW_A&fmt=18[/url])
They're using TWC music on Wx+?
Are you kidding? No, they're not. How would they get away with that? He obviously edited that in there.
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Wake up, Channel 12!
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WFLA will switch to The RTN in Jan 5.
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WFLA will swicth to The RTN in Jan 5.
What's the RTN? :unsure:
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WFLA will swicth to The RTN in Jan 5.
What's the RTN? :unsure:
Retro Television Network (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro_Television_Network).
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WGRZ is keeping Weather Plus.
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Here's a video of WCAU's poorly configured "NBC Plus." I also just noticed there's no daypart forecast on this either. How come? The national Wx+ and all of the other affiliates' local channels that I've seen have this, so how come WCAU doesn't? Also, notice how they have cities that aren't that well-known on some of the maps instead of important cities that people travel to. Also, like I said earlier there are ~15 current conditions cities, but only three forecast locations, making the channel rather useless for those who don't like anywhere near the three forecast locations.
I hope they plan on improving this soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpzcXwabWZ8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpzcXwabWZ8)
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No video, but 12 WX+ still churns on. The title bars are the same as those on WCAU as of now.
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I'd give you an update but They took WeatherPlus off the cable line-up here and the TV signals don't get through in the room i'm in to use my antenna and Tuner. and another thing WAVE-TV may have dropped it altogether
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I wonder where where the weather information on WCAU's new weather channel is coming from. It can't be TWC because the forecasts on the WX+ are much different than on weather.com.
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NBC Weather Plus Website now goes to weather.com.
Apparently that was only temporary; the site now shows a 404.
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I still have WeatherPlus, I don't like the new music too much. :P
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I still have WeatherPlus, I don't like the new music too much. :P
How come yours still has music? :huh: I think they are about to yank WeatherPlus off here, they got rid of the L Bar data except the current obs.
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I'm still getting music here, albeit different music than the old WeatherPlus had.
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As of today, my cable box's guide now says "NBC Plus" instead of "Weather Plus."
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As of today, my cable box's guide now says "NBC Plus" instead of "Weather Plus."
So does mine... Mine's not by comcast though, it's done through Tribune Media Services...
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I'm still getting music here, albeit different music than the old WeatherPlus had.
Mine Has no music, and the obs and extended forecast works, but the Regional satellite/Regional radar keeps going back and forth
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I'm still getting music here, albeit different music than the old WeatherPlus had.
Mine Has no music, and the obs and extended forecast works, but the Regional satellite/Regional radar keeps going back and forth
That's how it is here now.
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Is anyone having problems with the temperature maps on their Weather Plus? Here, the color codes don't seem to match the temperatures. For example, there's red in southern Florida (which stands for 80's/90's), but the temperatures there are actually in the 60's. There's also green on the central part of the country (which means 40's/50's) when it's actually in the teens there.
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Interesting-a former WxPlus meteorologist, Samantha Davies, is doing the weather for WBAL tonight. :blink:
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Interesting-a former WxPlus meteorologist, Samantha Davies, is doing the weather for WBAL tonight. :blink:
Well Baltimore is not too far from New Jersey
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Interesting-a former WxPlus meteorologist, Samantha Davies, is doing the weather for WBAL tonight. :blink:
Well Baltimore is not too far from New Jersey
True, but its still unusal, given that I've never seen her before on WBAL, and that WBAL has a staff of 4 meteorologists of their own (would be five, but Neal Estano departed to WRGB). :thinking:
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I have a handful of Weather Plus videos uploaded on YouTube in case you guys haven't seen them yet:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Intelliguy2&view=videos (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Intelliguy2&view=videos)
Please subscribe to that account too, I will also upload old news clips to this account in the near future.
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Is it true that the Weather Plus/NBC Plus units that remain still show Weather Plus University? According to my guide it still shows Sundays at 1PM, 3PM, and 5PM.
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Is anyone having problems with the temperature maps on their Weather Plus? Here, the color codes don't seem to match the temperatures. For example, there's red in southern Florida (which stands for 80's/90's), but the temperatures there are actually in the 60's. There's also green on the central part of the country (which means 40's/50's) when it's actually in the teens there.
I reported this problem to my affiliate earlier this week. Seems to be fixed now.
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I don't have weatherplus anymore since January 16th
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Wow, I love the appearance of this NBC weather channel! This one's from Richmond.
Now if only those people at WCAU look into fixing that satellite problem that I have prompted them to fix many times.
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Now if only those people at WCAU look into fixing that satellite problem that I have prompted them to fix many times.
They finally fixed the satellite issue this weekend.
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Ours switched to Local AccuWeather. There are now TWO Local AccuWeathers in this market, though 12 has the more traditional format.
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Now if only those people at WCAU look into fixing that satellite problem that I have prompted them to fix many times.
They finally fixed the satellite issue this weekend.
Okay, now it's back again. When will this buggy channel ever get perfect? :wacko:
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Wave3 WeatherPlus, and that's how it will look until June 1st, after that They will rename it Wave3 WeatherNow and Give it a new look. But I don't think it will turn into accuweather
(http://img.lineupui.silicondust.com/snapshots/15/snapshot_12209615.jpg)
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Mine still is OTA, it just doesn't have sound, I might capture a video of it later this afternoon.
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WeatherPlus is still around Dallas/Fort Worth. Just like a few other stations, it's now "NBC Plus" and it replaces the music with a live feed from NOAA Weather Radio station KEC-55 in Fort Worth (http://audioplayer.wunderground.com/wowow/FortWorth.mp3.m3u).
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Thats sad its even still in use
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Thats sad its even still in use
Mine is, it just doesn't have sound, I have to get around to putting up that short clip I recorded of it.
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WRG-TV 5 Memphis, TN still has Weather Plus, but it is not as reliable since NBC discontinued that service. It only displays a national doppler radar feed as well the temperature. The only thing local that it displays in the doppler.
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I know this thread is super old, but I noticed this morning that our old decommissioned NBC Weatherplus channel (which has been deadspace for the past 3 years <_<) finally has been changed to an Accuweather channel.
Interestingly enough, it still is labeled as "NBC Weather" on the info bar when I turn it on this channel so I guess more changes will probably be coming soon. It's basically still the same as before except that they do forecast segments from Accuweather and our NBC affiliate and there is still no production tracks so it's still mute besides a narrator who comes up at an odd time to say "Here is your Accuweather Local Doppler Radar" when it's actually displaying our NBC affiliate's local radar. :huh:
Also I believe this change took place sometime over the past few days during the Christmas weekend because last week it was only showing a loop of a local radar from WXIA-TV.
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AccuWeather stations don't necessarily have to be exclusive to affiliates. As for the radar narration, that is inserted by the AccuWeather station itself during the presentation. As for the NBC Weather branding, I have seen stations (via Silicondust) that have had AccuWeather computers with the Weather Plus branding still attached to them. We lost our AccuWeather channel back in November on our ABC affiliate in favor for LWN (Live Well Network). :hmm:
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Until earlier this year, the central Florida TV market had two weather digital substations: NBC Weather Plus and an independently-created one. NBC Weather Plus outlasted the actual weather network, but was closed to make room for Me TV, leaving the independently-created weather channel as the only one here.
Boston had NBC Weather Plus, too, but that closed immediately when NBC Weather Plus went off the air, and was replaced by Retro Television Network.
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Too bad there hasn't been a push by NBC/TWC to replace these channels with WeatherScan. Pretty much a waste of an opportunity there. Who knows what they want to do with that product!
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Too bad there hasn't been a push by NBC/TWC to replace these channels with WeatherScan. Pretty much a waste of an opportunity there. Who knows what they want to do with that product!
On our lineup, Weatherscan is the following channel ch 212, this Accuweather channel is 211. It bothers me more that this channel wasn't just scrapped all together a long time ago, like I said it was nothing but deadspace for 3 years and now all of a sudden they want to make it into an Accuweather channel? I can't view Weatherscan here since we only have Digital Starter and it's not apart of our package. I haven't seen Weatherscan in about 18 months now. :(
Here is a video of it for those who want to see how it's set up. I would have attached it, but I don't like the attach videos here that proceed 10mb.
Accuweather Channel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M78LAydqRbw#)
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WRG-TV 5 Memphis, TN still has Weather Plus, but it is not as reliable since NBC discontinued that service. It only displays a national doppler radar feed as well the temperature. The only thing local that it displays in the doppler.
Since the thread is bumped now, I'd better chime in. First off, where are you getting this info? At the time, it was WMC-TV that had WeatherPlus, not WRG. :wacko: We don't even have a WRG. We do, however, have a WREG which is the local CBS affiliate. It was also much more sophisticated then what you were explaining. It was in pretty bad shape, but not as bad as you lead to believe. It showed temperatures and radar, as you stated, but also showed airport delays, radar/satellite, travel forecast, and a few other products. It also had a problem with the current conditions on the left side, as no icons were present, and never were to my knowledge.
In October 2011, WeatherPlus in Memphis was scheduled to be slated and replaced with BounceTV. A change of plans called for Comcast to move WGN to WeatherPlus' place. BounceTV was put on channel 906.
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Too bad there hasn't been a push by NBC/TWC to replace these channels with WeatherScan. Pretty much a waste of an opportunity there. Who knows what they want to do with that product!
That's a great idea! On the other hand, is it technically feasible? It would require each individual broadcast station to have its own Intellistar for the purpose.