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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 13, 2014, 03:50:28 PM »

I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing but, the more I watch TWC today, I feel like TWC is in some sort of Free Preview Weekend that Disney used to have ages ago. I kind of like it! They covered every season, every expert I think. A good overall look at what TWC does all year. They haven't touched the longform shows meaning they aren't promoting them on air.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 13, 2014, 02:23:24 PM »

TWC is still live! Still cant believe it! Saw on Twitter that DTV or TWC Wants A One Penney Increase. Is that for Sam's new show or for the whole network? I wouldn't think that Sam"s show would be any more than WCL, MR, or WUWA would it? If longform is not part of the issue, I will be shocked!!!!!!

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 13, 2014, 02:10:51 PM »

What's wrong with that response??? I totally agree wirh TWC! WN is taped that runs on a 3 hour cycle I think. WN doesn't have the experience or the talent. Plus when WN first got to Milwaukee, there were problems for like a year Even in the past two months, the channel froze and they showed a LF from like summer! Don't get me wrong I love WN, especially since I get TWC on DISH now. It's so nice to have a Local channel like TWC back again but I don't think it can top TWC When their both live or live to tape or whatever. WN should be the 2nd weather channel.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 12, 2014, 03:51:15 PM »

Ok this may be long as it’s been an interesting weekend, and it’s not over yet! I can’t believe TWC is still live! Only thing that worries me is if TWC gets the contract, TWC will forget this weekend ever happened!!! If TWC doesn’t get the contract, I wonder if they’ll change anything? I don’t remember this much coverage with the DISH issue. Anyone else? If I remember correctly, TWC got into trouble with DISH because they missed severe weather because of Flick and a Forecast. Now it seems they have been doing more preempting with a SA like look since WATT debuted without the dual feed.
Now, an interesting question:
Is TWC live because they really trying to stay on DTV or is it because they can’t show their crawl during longform because they don’t give SAT viewers WATT during long form??????  Yes, TWC started out as a cable channel, but wouldn’t you think that TWC would have thought of SAT viewers when they were developing WATT Maybe no longform WATT is part of the DTV Issue?
Now on to WN. For some reason the local WN has to go off air 3 hours a week for educational programming. Does the DTV WN have to do that? The problem with WN & TWC is WN has the time, TWC has the talent. I still don’t understand why we can’t have 2 weather channels??? Just watch WN when TWC has longform. Which shouldn’t be from 2PM on during weekends mind you but still. Another worry is, if TWC gets DTV(which I hope is what happens), will WN stay on DTV? It should in my mind. If TWC and WN do stay on DTV, I’ll feel better about Network Weather coming and maybe DISH will get WN.

In closing, What TWC and Cantorie needs to understand is We’re not complaining that they don’t cover the big stuff. They’ve covered a lot since WATT I think. It’s the amount of longform and no longform WATT for SAT viewers we can’t stand.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 11, 2014, 02:18:05 PM »

Is there a reason there is no longform at 1 PM CT today other than the DTV Issue?

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: December 26, 2013, 12:41:00 PM »

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/the-weather-channels-stormy-negotiations-with-direct-tv_b208483

DirectTV to drop TWC?

Well, here we go again! It's the same thing DISH pulled when they added TWCast, almost dropped TWC, then settled with TWC and did away with TWCast. I wonder what TWCast/WN thinks of all this moving around?
It's nice to know that DTV only put WN on to force TWC's hand! Why can't we have 2 weather channels?!?!?!?!?

Will Network Weather be used this way too next OCT?? I still think TWCast should have and hope WN and Network Weather will be used as additions, not replacements.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: December 21, 2013, 05:14:45 PM »

Just got home and turned on TWC and the HD border is black/Grey and the TWC logo is red! Along with the SA music on the LO8, I'm liking this SA Look!

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General Discussion / Re: WeatherNation

« on: December 17, 2013, 08:52:43 AM »

Just looked at DTV's Channel Guide and WN is right before TWC. Wonder when they added it?  Iwas at a sports bar Sat night and I didn't see it. Only the local WN Channel for Milwaukee which DTV picked up. Is DISH next??????

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General Discussion / Re: WeatherNation

« on: December 17, 2013, 08:14:43 AM »

Looks like the channel had a quiet launch on DirecTV. I'm liking it so far.   

Is it a local feed or national feed

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: December 14, 2013, 03:51:27 PM »

Does anyone know if TWC has used the alternate feed to provide regional storm coverage?
I'm glad the extended live all day storm coverage is national.

I'm starting to think that dual feed may be a legend as every time they had extended, it's been national as I have DISH.

As for Extended more often, this may be crazy but, is it easier to get extended approved by TWC's bosses than normal Live PM shows?

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: New to TWC

« on: December 02, 2013, 12:05:16 PM »

This begs the question. What of NBC and Al??????

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: New to TWC

« on: December 02, 2013, 11:19:13 AM »

An inside source at TWC told me that Good Morning America Weather Anchor Sam Champion is leaving GMA and heading over to The Weather Channel! I have always liked Sam Champion he presents his weather forecast very good! I'm glad to see he is coming to TWC!!!! Stay tuned for more info... 

Please tell me that his is replacing Al!

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: November 27, 2013, 11:42:27 AM »

My Comcast TV Guide says WCL will return to 10pm ET and 1am ET on Monday 12/2.
Is anyone else's TV guides showing the same results?

No, but I did see on Zap2it that TWC is done next Thurs and Fri at 2PM ET!

Boreas should stay forever!

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 17, 2013, 03:59:13 PM »

Nice coverage! I hope TWC's ratings Skyrocket today! Then maybe nights and weekends will change. I'm not thinking it will you never know. 

As for LDL and Wing, is it hard to see when its transparent? Nothing has happen to the national info. Yet??? Just saw the :48 LO8, Nice Alert music! I want to say Storm Alert but TWC hasn't said those words since 2008. I don't even remember if they used SA for normal severe weather.
 

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 17, 2013, 09:12:57 AM »

Getting a chance to check out clips of the new IS2 LOT8's,
framing the new IS2 local forecast for 4:3 is a step backwards when the finally frame their video and maps for 16:9.
Unless this is just the initial version and a change to full frame is going to happen.

For those wondering, while the studio is already in red mode the national LDL and the wing on the right are still regular colors.

TWC is not going to be live all day as they are already promoting Prospectors for 9pm ET.

Sounds like Prospect and Freaks is a maybe for tonight if there's not severe weather.