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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: April 14, 2014, 11:36:50 AM »

Huh, haven't heard that version of the Local on The 8s chime before.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Dave Schwartz Returns

« on: April 02, 2014, 10:22:28 PM »

Stu Ostro posted a photograph of him and Dave in the satellite center today. Good sign.

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Local Forecast / Re: Buy a Weatherstar XL at my house?!

« on: March 30, 2014, 05:34:33 PM »

I know this topic hasn't been posted in for a long time, but if you were to connect the WeatherSTAR to the satellite and receive a video in signal, would TWC notice something like that? Just wondering? 

No, The Weather Channel has no way of knowing who receives their signal on what equipment... unless said equipment answers back to them.  Unless said Star is phones home somehow, then, no, they're not going to know.

Thank you for that relief. I want to connect a WeatherSTAR Jr. (in my possession) to the feed and I almost have everything I need to do so. I say this because I once heard someone say that TWC tracks the STARs, but I didn't believe that. 

Isn't the Jr. not even able to receive a signal anymore? Wasn't that the one the FCC knocked out, due to the warning tone issue? Or was that the III? Regardless, the fact that you had to ask about something like that probably means you shouldn't hook it up, or wouldn't get it to work, honestly.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: March 21, 2014, 01:11:41 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEyEm-Oh4eo#ws

Not bad, I like the original mix more though!

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: March 17, 2014, 07:01:40 AM »

AMHQ graphics package meshes nicely with the current set of graphics, but the gloss on the AMHQ logo and bug sticks out a bit too much. Not sure how I feel about their music package, either. Either it's production music, or they dropped the branded chime already. 

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Dave Schwartz Returns

« on: March 15, 2014, 11:31:44 PM »

For an industry heavyweight whose dominance is currently being challenged in a very public way, I'd say it would make very good sense to buy out any competition, even on spec.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Dave Schwartz Returns

« on: March 14, 2014, 12:39:13 PM »

For anyone interested, the official press release, via Kim Cunningham:
http://press.weather.com/dave-schwartz/

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OCMs & Personalities / Dave Schwartz Returns

« on: March 14, 2014, 10:33:59 AM »

From Stu Ostro via FaceBook;

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: March 06, 2014, 06:11:46 PM »

I was browsing through Google images and found this page. Apparently someone a few months ago had a vision for a re-branding of TWC.


http://www.purehansen.com/TheWeatherChannel/

It would appear to have more emphasis on rebranding their web and social media presence, vs. the on-air visual experience. Though I do like the slogan.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 13, 2014, 01:54:30 PM »

I wasn't sure where to put this...so I'll put it here.

This makes me downright mad and honestly made me lose any respect I had for TWC.

That is the least classy response I have ever seen from a network. But hey, it takes one to know one, in regards to trashing others. Soo....

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: January 02, 2014, 05:14:53 PM »

I still like the sonic branding attached to this relaunch. Very reminiscent of some past sets,  for example:

2001-2003

Weather Channel Baseball Weather Center Intro 2002

2003-2005

Weather Center open

2013-

New Weather Center Live

Not identical, but some nice similarities in there.

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: December 18, 2013, 08:16:53 PM »

I wish vocals were back 

Woah, hold on there.  I know that the same 2 production songs are annoying but in my opinion this is 1000000000000000000000000++++++ to infinity percent better than that. If anything encourage them to bring back the old instrumentals. The vocals were torture.

Vocals are here, people kvetch. Vocals go away, same people still kvetch. Curious...

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: December 10, 2013, 03:44:47 PM »

Before everyone gets all hot under the collar about a f**king information bar, could you all please just shut up and consider the fact that maybe, just maybe the engineers at TWC who make it their job to design and run this stuff are working on it? I know...it's a novel idea. The arguments y'all front sometimes are just so pathetic. Some of you really need to take a step back occasionally and realize....you're getting worked up over a cable television network's info bar. Perspective, please.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 14, 2013, 04:31:51 PM »

Just so you're both aware, they did that last Thanksgiving if I recall correctly. They would have done it last Christmas also, but the Plains was being affected by a snowstorm. It was that "D" storm, but I don't remember the name of it.

The only way they'll reconsider (just like this past Christmas) is if another major winter storm is brewing during that time.

EDIT: Even folks at TWC deserve to be at home w/ family on Turkey Day if the weather across the country is calm and quiet don't ya think?

True and I couldn't remember last year. Heck, I can't even remember the cutting of longform at Christmas last year! Hopefully they'll do that again, however this duel feed talk worries me a little.

Duel feed? Will Cantore and Bettes be having cage matches to the death? Or maybe sword fights, that'd be cool too. 

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 13, 2013, 05:51:03 PM »

During long forom shows there is still no weather information on the bottom of screen during commercials beaks for those who do not have the IS2.  It should be there because they do it during live shows on the national feed and I don't get why they can't set the computer to turn it on and off during long form?

On the SD feed last night WATT was on during long form the entire time.