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« on: January 16, 2014, 05:27:57 PM »
I write this with a heavy heart. Long time viewer of TWC. As a matter fact I watched it from the begin. I watched it flounder in its infancy. I watched slowly stand on its own. I watched it mature and I watched it set a new standard for reporting the weather. Its always been on in my house. If the T.V. is on, the default channel has always been TWC.
The last couple years have been very painful to watch. First came the lay-offs and the programming struggle. I believe this all happened when NBC and all its parent companies took over. Which was right around the recession. It makes sense now if Bain Capitol had something to do with it. The hatchet men were swinging wildly. Heads were rolling and jobs were lost. Those who still had a job had hours slashed. Bad enough to lose alot of great on-air personalities but at the same time the programming went down, down, down. Remember, they actually tried to air movies. They changed the programming to reduce hours of the on-air personalities.
The programs have only gotten worse. Reality shows are terrible to begin with. For them to show the same stupid episode over and over is classless and beyond cheap.
It reaks of corporate slim these days. Like so much does in our world. Its not about the quality of the product anymore. Its all about the return of the investment and the shareholders. (Nothing personal, its just business.)
As I write this, WeatherNation is on my T.V. Its just background noise but it reminds of the old days of TWC. They are just talking about weather. They show maps, give tempurature and a forecast over and over.
I sure hope the folks over at TWC are paying attention. DirectTV just might have done them a favor. Wake up Weather Channel! You are not alone in the world of weather.