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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: January 14, 2014, 07:01:05 PM »

Hi everyone,

Since the DirecTV/TWC dispute is such a large issue and has had several posts, I thought it warranted its own topic.  You can find all discussion that was originally in this thread over in the "TWC and Your Cable Company" forum, in the new thread "DirecTV Dropping TWC."  Please keep all DirecTV/TWC discussion over there.  Thanks!

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 14, 2014, 06:51:40 PM »

This is picture was from another forum but I would like to show you this since it's relevant.:
http://hulkied.com/tvnt/WeatherChannelCrap.png

TWC is lying in that picture as they deny 40% of programming is Long-Form.

That's a lie, and the fact that they say they include current local forecast information 24 hours a day.  FALSE.  Guess what still hasn't been fixed in two months?  The fact that non-cable viewers see no weather information during long-form.  None.  That's not 24 hours a day!  I don't care about the limitations they have with the new design - if they want to hold to their truth, then just make the LDL non-transparent.  Easy.  End of story.

I understand companies sometimes have to lie to oversell themselves, but TWC's flat-out lies are too obvious.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 14, 2014, 03:57:17 PM »

By Chris Ariens on May 1, 2010 9:26 AM
Longtime Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore, who often pops up on sister networks NBC and MSNBC, Tweeted an apology to his followers after the network remained with a movie, instead of breaking in with tornado coverage from Arkansas.
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/jim-cantore-not-happy-about-weather-channel-airing-movie-instead-of-severe-weather-coverage_b24667

I was wondering if someone was going to bring that up.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 14, 2014, 12:40:44 PM »

It's done.  I guess DTV's controlling the weather now, according to what TWC said.  Do I blame DTV for the clouds that have rolled in, lol?    That was a dumb thing for the channel to say IMO.

TWC going live at such an unusual time seemed like a stunt, much like the kind radio stations do when they're about to change format or something.  I predict that they might stay live until a deal gets reached with DTV, but to whom are the continued pleas going to be relevant unless the DTV subscribers happen to have access to other providers?

But IceManNYR said that TWC went to a taped non-weather reality show at 2am ET this morning.  So their continuous live coverage ended (even though I thought they said they were going to be live until 3 am?)  Did TWC really just lie like that?

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 14, 2014, 01:30:19 AM »

"No 3-hr loop." 

Poor WeatherNation has been brought into this whole mess, and they essentially had nothing to do with it.  I wonder if they will start retaliating against TWC making statements such as "At least our 3-hour loop is weather and not some dumb reality show."  It's probably best that they just stay out of it.

EDIT: Here's an interesting graphic I found on the Wall Street Journal site showing the decline in viewers TWC gets.  Hmm...


Full Article

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 13, 2014, 10:03:10 PM »

Very Interesting! DTV won't be able to pick just 1 weather channel soon:
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/accuweather-announces-the-laun/22055195

So by Christmas 2014, we may have TWC, WN growing, Network Weather and Accuweather starting!

One major question, how will this differ from the local Accuweather channel we already have?

Seriously?   I wonder if this was decided long ago, or recently since WeatherNation and Network Weather started to become known?

Unfortunately, I can't stand AccuWeather.  I fail to see how they can be "considered to be the most accurate and valuable source of weather forecasts around the world."

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Your Local Weather / Re: Oklahoma City weather

« on: January 12, 2014, 06:47:50 PM »

Record HIGH at Oklahoma City
Sunday, January 12, 2014
75°F
This breaks the old record of 73°F, set in 1935.

Highest Wind Speed: 38 mph
Highest Gust Speed: 47 mph

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 12, 2014, 05:27:43 PM »

I have a feeling TWC is live both to show the crawls continuously and perhaps "trick" those naïve people who may not know much about TWC into thinking that coverage is still provided all the time.  That way, if DirecTV argues that there's too much long-form, these people can tune into TWC and say "no there's not."

TWC should go into a "storm alert" mode for DirecTV dropping them.   The insert on the right bar replacing the run-down is a good start.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 12, 2014, 05:24:58 PM »

It bothers me how TWC calls themselves "critical, valuable, and life-saving."  They're not.  As much as they may think they are, they're just not.  Granted, I know the phrase is being used to convince DirecTV and those with it to think twice and keep the channel, but as has been discussed many times before, if severe weather was threatening my area, the last place I would be tuning into is TWC.  They just can't go as in depth as the local news stations can, and more importantly, they love to cover only the biggest news story.  For example, in Oklahoma City on May 31 of last year when the tornado flipped Bettes and the crew's truck, there were several other smaller tornadoes affecting other parts of the metro area.  But do we remember those?  No, because TWC only decided to talk about the "main event."

I don't think DirecTV will drop TWC permanently, but I have a feeling TWC may go off the air for a few days, just like what happened with the Viacom networks.  Hopefully, again, this is more than just a money deal, and if an agreement is made, changes will be made to on-air coverage.  Sadly, I am skeptical anything will be changed.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: January 12, 2014, 01:24:51 PM »

Exceptionally windy in Norman today!  Temperatures approaching record highs.

64°F Winds S 32 mph, G 43 mph

Wind Advisory in effect until 6 PM CST.

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / Re: Update-Related Issues

« on: January 11, 2014, 10:22:27 PM »

9:08 CT: OKC IS2 was overlaid on top of the satellite feed.  Will need to check again to see if this was a one-time thing or not.  Has anyone else been having this issue recently?

I've seen that a few times on my IS2.

Yeah, it was no longer an issue on the 9:18 LF.  Guess it was just a glitch.

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / Re: Update-Related Issues

« on: January 11, 2014, 10:13:21 PM »

9:08 CT: OKC IS2 was overlaid on top of the satellite feed.  Will need to check again to see if this was a one-time thing or not.  Has anyone else been having this issue recently?

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 11, 2014, 09:20:26 PM »

As much as I would love to think DirecTV is dropping TWC because of the extended long-form and crappy reality stuff, I bet it's all about money.  Now if TWC is charging more to keep the channel, I think DirecTV should drop the channel if it's unreasonable.  But I guarantee an agreement will be made sooner or later (we may run into a Viacom situation again where the channel is gone for a few days, but it won't be gone forever.)

TWC likely pre-empted long form this afternoon because of severe weather in the southeast.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: January 10, 2014, 01:05:34 AM »

46°F Dense Fog

Visibility at DFW International currently being reported as 0.06 miles.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 08, 2014, 04:31:44 PM »

This recent Arctic spell has me already questioning everything again in my life despite 2014 being here.  My vehicle won't start, and I'll have to get it jumped so that I can take it to a repair shop.  Everything is under warranty as my vehicle is not even two years old, but why would a battery or an alternator already be struggling in such a short time?

Regarding the battery, I feel your pain.  For some reason, the one in my car goes out in only a years time or less.  I would have thought something was wrong, but I took it in to the shop only to have them say everything was fine.

For me, January and February are just dull months.  It's cold, classes start back up again, and there always seems to be an emptiness after the holiday season.  Nothing to look forward to for awhile.  I am hoping things will get better for everyone struggling with the winter blues come March.