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Re: Evolution of Cable TV Channels.
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:50 pm
by organman95
The first broadcast on The Weather Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlJ4WAVFYOQ
Re: Evolution of Cable TV Channels.
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 7:54 pm
by MWmetalhead
Under Byron Allen's ownership, this obviously has not happened at all. They received quite a bit of backlash for not covering the tornado in Dayton last Memorial Day that caused lots of damage, injured some people, and even killed one woman. It wouldn't surprise me if happens again this year, with another dangerous storm.
That tornado was an EF-3 if I'm not mistaken, and it was long track to boot.
The fact a storm of that severity hitting a fairly large city was not covered live is a complete disgrace.
Re: Evolution of Cable TV Channels.
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 1:34 pm
by Willie108
But The Weather Channel will give you 32 radar views of a piddly little shower in Atlanta.
Re: Evolution of Cable TV Channels.
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:08 pm
by Some Guy from Toledo
Re: Evolution of Cable TV Channels.
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:08 pm
by radioandtventhusiast
MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 7:54 pm
Under Byron Allen's ownership, this obviously has not happened at all. They received quite a bit of backlash for not covering the tornado in Dayton last Memorial Day that caused lots of damage, injured some people, and even killed one woman. It wouldn't surprise me if happens again this year, with another dangerous storm.
That tornado was an EF-3 if I'm not mistaken, and it was long track to boot.
The fact a storm of that severity hitting a fairly large city was not covered live is a complete disgrace.
Agreed. I remember back in 2014 when The Weather Channel said that they were the only weather outlet to tell the whole story and that DirecTV dropping them would be a threat to public safety. When DirecTV finally dropped them, there was an extreme backlash on their social media feeds. I miss the Weather Channel of the '80s, 90's and 2000s.
Re: Evolution of Cable TV Channels.
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:38 am
by YpsiGuy
I much prefer WeatherNation over TWC. WN just reports the weather, not much else. That’s a good thing.
Re: Evolution of Cable TV Channels.
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 9:42 pm
by tapeisrolling
AMC took some heat for airing the old B/W movies and they decided about the time TCM came around that they would take on commercials and show newer color films. When host, Bob Dorian retired the jump was made. Robert Osborn was to be considered to replace Dorian but pulled out when he got contacted by TCM.
When TNT first aired it was mainly older movies from the same source that spawned TCM.
Re: Evolution of Cable TV Channels.
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:29 pm
by Calvert DeForest
Weather Nation seems to have picked up the ball where The Weather Channel falls short. It's what I watch for severe weather info these days. Some OTA channels (such as WJRT) include it as a sub-channel, but you can also watch it online via PC, mobile app or streaming box.
The Weather Channel has lost its focus. It's pretty much useless anymore.