Why not launch a show that shows TWC at its finest? There could be clips of severe weather coverage, classic LOT8s, and even a little history on the channel here and there. The OCMs we love from the past would be in these clips forecasting the weather. Of course, there would have to be a disclaimer that none of the clips are related to current weather events. As the channel thins out things like live weather coverage and LFs, though, this disclaimer will become less necessary.
It would be one golden hour a week of TWC at its best. You might say that TWC would never go for it, but if it were packaged as another hour of longform, then they just might take the bait.