WeatherSTAR 4000 & Jr. R.I.P. Update: FAKE

[BOLT96]

I heard that all 4000's & Jr.'s are being discontinued by the FCC on March 3rd! Here's the article: http://cuberham1.webs.com/apps/blog/show/2984772-fcc-to-put-weatherstar-4000-and-weatherstar-junior-out-of-service
   NOOOO THIS CAN'T HAPPEN NOW!!!



[admin]This is false information [/admin]

[mattregozo1987]

For the first time in the 20-year history that the WeatherStar 4000 will be discontinued by FCC on March 3, 2010. But don't give up, I know we still have our WeatherStar 4000 Emulator Software from our computers. To get them, visit www.taiganet.com.

[beanboy89]

I can't take that blog post seriously for one second. The FCC doesn't care if the systems are "too low-tech." There are many local public access channels out there that are using technology that is much more "low-tech" than the 4000 and Jr. Plus there is absolutely no sources given on that blog. The last sentence makes me laugh:

When the 4000 and Junior are put out of service on March 3, The Weather Channel will not have any more weather and computer systems that came out in the 20th century.

Just a few lines up, the blogger stated that "About 60% of the 4000 systems in the country were replaced with the Weatherstar XL between 1999 and 2001." The blogger acknowledges that the XL came out in 1999, and then contradicts that in the last paragraph.

Fail.

[ilovetarget91]

Umm this is fake

[gt1racerlHDl]

Until i hear reports from those places who have 4000's and Jr's im not buying this.

[TWCToday]

Don't believe this

[Zach]

Don't believe this

My reaction at TWCC

Bullshit.

The only reason the 3000 was put out of commission was because it failed to produce a warning tone, which by 2004, was against FCC standards for technology that announced weather warnings on television. If it was able to produce a tone, it would still be with us today.

However, the 4000 and Junior can still produce tones (I think ).

[curtjr4]

I heard that all 4000's & Jr.'s are being discontinued by the FCC on March 3rd! Here's the article: http://cuberham1.webs.com/apps/blog/show/2984772-fcc-to-put-weatherstar-4000-and-weatherstar-junior-out-of-service
   NOOOO THIS CAN'T HAPPEN NOW!!!

Yes, lets also pull the XL and Istar from the market They basicly have the same features as the 4000 and Jr, just better graphics and faster GPUs and CPUs... plus ethernet. This is a fake, fosho.

[Lightning86]

Lol, that was funny!

[Tyler]

B.S.

[toxictwister00]

This is beyond appalling. There is absolutely no reason to decommission the 4000... not one. It is able to produce a warning tone, which if most recall, was the reason the 3000 was done away with. The problem here is that I have never been able to get a video of it. I know I remember seeing the 4000 in the thumb back before 2005, and at the time, I thought it was really primitive compared to the Intellistar (this was years before I understood the differences). I have tried a couple times to go find a 4000. I tried going to Yale (east side of the state) last April, but I ended up going to Houghton Lake. I tried going to Metropolis IL (north side of Paducah KY) last June, but the trip never materialized. I also wanted to go to Newberry (up in the UP) since due to its size and the fact that it has its own headend, I had thought it might have the 4000. But, the area is too small, and most every hotel/motel up there has satellite.

Bottom line, I am just ashamed that my chance has gone out the window. I will never have a chance to record it for myself. Those users here who have recorded it should feel quite lucky right now.

I think the article is fake Aaron, if you read the last part of it, it says TWC will have no STARS from the 20th century left and that's not true, the XL came out in 1999, so technically it came out in the 20th century. Also there are other things in that article that sounds suspect, I wouldn't see a reason for the FCC to remove it because it's low-tech.

[Localonthe8s]

This makes no sense whatsoever.

[LFMusicRocks]

This is very sad. ((

I once saw a WS4000 in Lake Tahoe, but never saw a Jr. :'(

[TWCToday]

This is very sad. ((

I once saw a WS4000 in Lake Tahoe, but never saw a Jr. :'(

ITS NOT TRUE

[Zach]

I am getting sick and tired of this bullshit. Just look at this editing fest on Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weather_Star_4000&action=history
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weather_Star_Jr&action=history