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Wounded Bear

(64,631 posts) Thu Apr 5, 2018, 11:37 AM Apr 2018

What's up with the Weather Channel?

The last couple of days, I don't get ANY local weather reporting. Usually, the crawl at the bottom has local weather conditions and forecasts, now its all national. Hey, I feel for you guys back east and in the midwest for all the bad weather you're getting, but generally when I go to that channel, I want to know what's happening HERE. Not sure I'm even getting the "Weather on the 8's" loops that show conditions in the nearest big city. Close enough to be useful, I guess, but still a ways away.

Is this Trump's fault, too?

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What's up with the Weather Channel? (Original Post) Wounded Bear Apr 2018 OP

I don't get it so I'm not sure. NCTraveler Apr 2018 #1

I prefer WeatherUnderground malaise Apr 2018 #2

Yabbut, I don't want to have to fire up the computer to get weather... Wounded Bear Apr 2018 #9

WeatherUnderground has a handy (free) app for the phone. Mariana Apr 2018 #10

We have Verizon Fios and they dropped.... Little Star Apr 2018 #3

Before we unplugged they dropped TWC underpants Apr 2018 #6

Actually they don't spend all that much time on the Midwest.......... Bengus81 Apr 2018 #4

If you're on cable like me... yallerdawg Apr 2018 #5

Haven't seen one... Wounded Bear Apr 2018 #8

My Weather Channel was doing that a couple of days ago but has reverted back to local weather wishstar Apr 2018 #7

Yeah, I love it when it looks like it's going to storm badly, yagotme Apr 2018 #11

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

1. I don't get it so I'm not sure.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 11:39 AM

Apr 2018

I believe they were recently bought.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/media/2018/03/23/weather-channel-sold-independent-entertainment-studios/452202002/

malaise

(297,936 posts)

2. I prefer WeatherUnderground

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 11:41 AM

Apr 2018

https://www.wunderground.com/

Wounded Bear

(64,631 posts)

9. Yabbut, I don't want to have to fire up the computer to get weather...

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 02:12 PM

Apr 2018

I'd rather just have a TV feed. I have a decent weather feed on my PC, but it's not always on.

Mariana

(15,630 posts)

10. WeatherUnderground has a handy (free) app for the phone.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 02:51 PM

Apr 2018

I got sick of The Weather Channel a long time ago.

Little Star

(17,055 posts)

3. We have Verizon Fios and they dropped....

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 11:46 AM

Apr 2018

the weather channel and gave us accuweather. I haven't found one person around here who doesn't long for the weather channel.

underpants

(197,177 posts)

6. Before we unplugged they dropped TWC

Reply to Little Star (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 12:32 PM

Apr 2018

Accuweather looks like a cheap PowerPoint presentation

Bengus81

(10,365 posts)

4. Actually they don't spend all that much time on the Midwest..........

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 11:53 AM

Apr 2018

Mostly east coast and thinking up a new laughable name for the next winter "storm".

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

5. If you're on cable like me...

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 12:02 PM

Apr 2018

I get two channel feeds, a local and a Hi-Def national transmission.

Do you have an alternate Weather Channel station available on your menu?

Wounded Bear

(64,631 posts)

8. Haven't seen one...

Reply to yallerdawg (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 02:11 PM

Apr 2018

Even the local channels don't carry much. There used to be a regional PNW channel, but it went away several years ago.

wishstar

(5,837 posts)

7. My Weather Channel was doing that a couple of days ago but has reverted back to local weather

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 12:34 PM

Apr 2018

I had same reaction when it was showing all these far flung places instead of local weather on the 8's, but today it is back to normal.

yagotme

(4,136 posts)

11. Yeah, I love it when it looks like it's going to storm badly,

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 03:06 PM

Apr 2018

I go to the WC, and "Ice Road Truckers", or that show where they're digging in the dirt in the mountains is on. C'mon, it's the "WEATHER" channel!!!

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