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TWC Fan Art / Re: Jonathon's Artwork

« on: December 26, 2016, 05:27:24 PM »

Been a while...
I've been having some Weatherscan withdrawals lately, so I figured, "why not make something?"
This took roughly 2 hours to put together, especially with getting the l-bar and other graphics to be exact, but I'm somewhat pleased with the result.
If you guys have any suggestions, feel free to let me know. Thanks 

edit: because some people would ask... It's pretty obvious I didn't make the icons. lol

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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: Weatherscan Topic

« on: November 07, 2016, 09:44:30 PM »

guess that unit wasn't updated when they pushed out all of the updates a few months back.

one other thing I noticed as well, when the Detroit unit had to reboot because of the DST glitch, the boot screen still had the TWC logo... I'm a little surprised by that honestly

I can think of two different reasons off the top of my head that could possibly explain this. Least likely reason is it's TWC's way of showing that they made the software. Most likely reason is that they probably couldn't be bothered to remove it from somewhere that viewers of the channel very rarely ever see/are not supposed to see.

you're probably correct. i highly doubt they care about it at all -- it was just something interesting i noticed. besides, isn't the boot screen really only for the headend techs/star team to look at? (someone here may have to explain that to me; my knowledge of wxscan is quite limited)

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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: Weatherscan Topic

« on: November 07, 2016, 05:43:55 PM »

guess that unit wasn't updated when they pushed out all of the updates a few months back.

one other thing I noticed as well, when the Detroit unit had to reboot because of the DST glitch, the boot screen still had the TWC logo... I'm a little surprised by that honestly

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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: Weatherscan Topic

« on: November 07, 2016, 12:21:32 PM »

I'm shocked. I wonder if the "warnings" (if that's even what they are) are still read out loud...
Are they Cantore's narrations or are they the old Amy Bargeron ones? I don't have weatherscan anymore, so I can't check for myself...

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The Game Room / Re: What Are You Watching Right Now?

« on: August 06, 2016, 11:51:26 PM »

South Park. Having my own little marathon of it lol

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Dave Schwartz Battling Cancer

« on: July 30, 2016, 07:32:44 PM »

I loved Dave. He always made you feel like you were right there with him when he was on air, and it was like he personally knew you. His way of presenting the weather is something that can't be replicated.
Dave, you will be missed, my friend. 

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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: Weatherscan Topic

« on: July 02, 2016, 10:36:20 PM »

At this rate, my general feeling is that Local Now is obviously the successor to the Weatherscan service but for at least the near future, they'll operate concurrently. Even up to last summer, TWC was still signing agreements with cable providers and co-ops that included a Weatherscan clause. The channel is pretty cheap, even with maintenance of 13 year old computers. The way I see it is pretty much in line with what someone around here said a few years ago. Weatherscan will continue, as is, no major changes until all the machines stop running or so few are in operation that TWC can't justify the cost anymore. Even with the migration to online weather information and Local Now, Weatherscan remains a very popular service when available to subscribers. I mean here, the channel gets numbers on par with ESPN, that also makes it a very enticing option for businesses who want to advertise.

So yes, the channel has to go off-air eventually, just not for a few more years at the least.

This is what I wanted to post. You just phrased it a hell of a lot better.
The fact that it's still popular proves that there's still a demand for it. I just think TWC needs to advertise it for once, and maybe more cable providers would take up an interest in it (if it happens, which I doubt).

And I'm shocked that the ratings for it where you are rival ESPN. That's surprisingly good for a looping local forecast! Lol

EDIT: one more thing: if Local Now is weatherscan's replacement, then they should update the graphics to look more like the concept video instead of whatever they're doing with it now. I thought they wanted some sort of graphical continuity between everything?

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General Discussion / Re: What's Your Speedtest and Pingtest results?

« on: June 19, 2016, 07:28:53 PM »

oh how I miss having WOW!...

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Jonathon's Artwork

« on: June 09, 2016, 04:09:00 PM »

*blows dust off*
haven't been here in forever...
anyway, this is how I envisioned Weatherscan to look if TWC ever gave it a graphics update after the WATT relaunch. It's not the best, and I'm sure TWC could make something that would look at least a thousand times better.

so what do you guys think? i'm open to any suggestions you have 

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: October 31, 2015, 03:08:10 PM »

Hearing about this pretty much broke me. Martin, you were an awesome guy. You'll be missed. 

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General Discussion / Re: What Type of Cell Phone Do You Have?

« on: August 20, 2014, 06:25:51 PM »

Google Nexus 5 and I love it Will never go back to the iPhone again.

Also have a Nexus 5. Great phone. Best I've ever  had.

Count me in as another Nexus 5 user. Love it.

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General Discussion / Re: What radio stations do you listen to and why?

« on: July 18, 2014, 07:18:46 PM »

I rarely listen to terrestrial radio...but if I have to:
106.7 The D - Good variety of rock songs from the '60s through about the mid-late 2000s.
93.9 the River - another good adult alternative/modern AC station.
If 93.1 Doug-FM were still here (it's now country...  ) that would be another one I'd list.
104.3 WOMC - Like KLUV in Dallas and K-Hits in Chicago (all 3 are owned by CBS, ironically)

Most of the time I'll listen to:
Radio Paradise...a nice eclectic radio station.
Jack FM... I mean, come on.
107.7 HD2 the Lake in Buffalo...a nice mix of deep tracks and rock hits from the last 5 decades.
And I listen to Slacker Radio for music as well.
You all have listed some other stations that I listen to regularly, so uh... Thanks.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: April 20, 2014, 12:00:24 PM »

I'm too lazy to do anything for Easter. Big surprise. 

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: April 20, 2014, 11:51:24 AM »

http://press.weather.com/press-releases/viewers-taken-storm-jam-packed-tornado-week-weather-channel/

Despite getting injured last year, Mike Bettes will return to Tornado Hunting starting April 28.

Nice to know they didn't learn anything from last year.

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General Discussion / Re: Happy birthday Zach!

« on: January 21, 2013, 12:15:00 PM »

happy 18th birthday