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Topic 'Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat?' in forum '' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274320 en Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:06:08 EDT Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:06:08 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24285533 I think they put some weather between their ads about every 30 minutes or so.

Loosing the "weather" channel is no loss to me at all.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24285533 Mon, 24 May 2010 14:49:46 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24285387
"The Weather Channel brand is also unequalled in reach in the news/information category. When you combine cable and online, we draw a monthly audience of more than 127 million unique viewers and users"

Source: 1Nielsen Fusion. Average monthly cable-only unduplicated viewer 2+ and online audience of June-August 2008

What you saw in the NY Times article was this:
The channel’s ratings are up, at least on a total day basis, with 284,000 viewers watching at any given time this year, up from 231,000 last year and 271,000 in 2008.

This doesn't say that's all they have as viewers.. it's what they are measuring who watches it at any given time. You also failed to mention that ratings are up as well as the static viewership numbers.

Quite honestly, and I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet, but Dish feels they are going to make a better weather channel than the weather channel? I can point out hundreds of reasons why it will fail.

I simply wonder if this has anything to do with the fact NBC has TWC now and Comcast is about to get NBC. Or, it sounds to me, more, that Dish wants to give the illusion that they're provider more service to their customer, for less cost to themselves, while delivery less.

But, when ratings go up, so does the price. Anyone catch how much Fox News Channel's ratings went up and what they wanted per sub after it? ..and around here, these parts, not too many people care for Fox News, do they?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24285387 Mon, 24 May 2010 14:21:33 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24284167
I enjoy flipping it on for Hurricane news or severe storm news....maybe not as OFTEN as I used to due to the iPhone weather apps and online sites....but still a good bit per month]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24284167 Mon, 24 May 2010 10:28:34 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24284145 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24284145 Mon, 24 May 2010 10:23:15 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24282510 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24282510 Sun, 23 May 2010 21:01:59 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24281546
The weather channel DOES stay on top of "continuing coverage" on the nasty ones, however, becuase the chances that local stations going out or not being able to broadcast is much greater than a cable / satellite channel being able to cover the story. Remember Katrina? Weather Channel covered that extensively while many of the locals couldn't stay on the air.

Do you really need a national station to cover your tornado for you? Or is your local broadcasting not enough? In cases like this, up here in MN, we don't need to know about every tornado, minute by minute, in GA like you don't need to know about the ones in MN. When we have them up here, our locals will pinpoint the storm to the minute based on the neighborhood - the WX channel doesn't, nor do they need to.

I'm GLAD that the WX Channel has moved away from day and night 24 hour national weather forecasts and added more general weather related content... when they did, it became a much more worth while channel to watch.

But back to what you said.. were your local tv stations not broadcasting that tornado coverage for you? If so, it seems like any beef about that should be focused on them, not the WX channel.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24281546 Sun, 23 May 2010 15:06:26 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24280549 said by Transmaster:

said by morbo:

Most people 50 and above use the weather channel.

...makes me wish for a animated puking emoticon :(
Your wish is my command!

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24280549 Sun, 23 May 2010 09:14:19 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24279464 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24279464 Sat, 22 May 2010 21:38:42 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24279018 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24279018 Sat, 22 May 2010 19:07:58 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24278050 said by Phatty:

Yeah I agree, in this day in age the Weather channel is irrelevant and they know it.
yea, that weather channel, that you download all your weather information from, whether over cable/satellite or internet, is the same source. the weather channel was one of the first to setup an online system for use across many platforms. they are definitely aware of the relevance of their channel and the many forms of media that they go over.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24278050 Sat, 22 May 2010 13:27:57 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24277738 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24277738 Sat, 22 May 2010 11:51:29 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24277648 said by dvd536:

time that I actually flipped to the weather channel on purpose.

If all that fails, you could also go outside!
This would be called being a weather observer.. not a forecaster.. :D Was one of the 3 things I wanted to be when I entered the Air Force. Didn't get any of them, they gave me option #4 which was what they wanted me to be.
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how is a weather channel left wing??? :D
Apparently, you've never seen Heidi Cullen on there.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24277269 Sat, 22 May 2010 08:22:42 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24277003 Another note local news coverage of weather here lately has been abysmal. If it's the weekend and there is a tornado outbreak your screwed.
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how is a weather channel left wing??? :D
MSNBC and global warming !]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24276975 Sat, 22 May 2010 03:33:23 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24276651 said by Phatty:

said by FFH5:

I wonder how many people even use it anymore. I get my weather from a smartphone app and if I need more info(say for an approaching hurricane) I can use the internet. And digital STB's let you pull up weather from a menu. I just don't see the need anymore for a 24 hr weather channel.

Yeah I agree, in this day in age the Weather channel is irrelevant and they know it. Between having a button on my remote that tells me the current weather, and having a computer/iphone near bye at all times I can't think of the last time that I actually flipped to the weather channel on purpose.
If all that fails, you could also go outside!
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They would probably be better off ditching the Weather Channel. They seem to be going the way of MTV these days (music channel with no music). Mostof the time I turn to TWC, they aren't talking about the current weather.
Dude your right! MTV and a couple other ones are just the same! And when you do get music, it seems to only be aimed at the rap crowd.. Where in the hell did my variety music video channels go?!?! I don't care whos hot and who's not.. I'll decide on my own who I drool over!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24275570 Fri, 21 May 2010 19:28:37 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24275434 --
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I wonder how many people even use it anymore. I get my weather from a smartphone app and if I need more info(say for an approaching hurricane) I can use the internet. And digital STB's let you pull up weather from a menu. I just don't see the need anymore for a 24 hr weather channel.
looks outside , goes back to chat
YUP 100% CHANCE a RAIN.....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24275370 Fri, 21 May 2010 18:40:30 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24275363 said by morbo:

Most people 50 and above use the weather channel.
I am 58 years old I have Dish and I don't watch TWC at all. I am a ham radio op and Skywarn member. I don't watch weather on the TV I am out in it. At any rate Accuweather is better. I have their App installed on my Touch, Plus a sweet aviation weather app, which tells me it is -82 below at the south pole as I type this. I am getting weather alerts on my PC, and have a weather radio through which the National Weather notifies me of any thing nasty. The heroic reporter in the middle of the weather conflagration just does not hack it with me. Foxnews does this better anyway, unless it is Geraldo Rivera crying his eyes out...."Oh the humanity of it all" this last makes me wish for a animated puking emoticon :(
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I watch the weather channel many times more often than all the ESPN channels combined.
Either you don't like sports on TV OR you are a big weather fan. Try this BBR forum for weather nuts:

»Weather
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I wonder how many people even use it anymore. I get my weather from a smartphone app and if I need more info(say for an approaching hurricane) I can use the internet. And digital STB's let you pull up weather from a menu. I just don't see the need anymore for a 24 hr weather channel.
I watch the weather channel many times more often than all the ESPN channels combined.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24275193 Fri, 21 May 2010 17:53:01 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24275046 --
"It's all coming down!!" - Mike Holmes]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24275046 Fri, 21 May 2010 17:13:30 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274978 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274978 Fri, 21 May 2010 16:55:15 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274857 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274857 Fri, 21 May 2010 16:29:30 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274841 said by morbo:

Most people 50 and above use the weather channel.
I am 50 and above and would NOT watch that left wing moonbat greenie weenie Weather Channel on a bet. :p
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But I agree, I have many weather APPS on my ipod touch, TWC is good to watch when you need weather info...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274811 Fri, 21 May 2010 16:18:31 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274725 said by cahiatt:

They would probably be better off ditching the Weather Channel. They seem to be going the way of MTV these days (music channel with no music). Mostof the time I turn to TWC, they aren't talking about the current weather.
I agree.

If I was Dish Network, I'd just drop them.

I think the only reason they're willing to work things out, is because of the name brand people often see -vs- the real usefulness.
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I think someone purchased them, and that is when it started to downhill, but I could be wrong.
nbc and their weather+ were involved. i think they bought out twc and rebranded that. that happened two years or so back (if i'm not mistaken). for me, they were sliding downhill before the buyout -- being sold was just the icing on the cake.

q.
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BlooMe]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274700 Fri, 21 May 2010 16:01:28 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274695 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274695 Fri, 21 May 2010 16:00:49 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274608 said by FFH5:

I wonder how many people even use it anymore. I get my weather from a smartphone app and if I need more info(say for an approaching hurricane) I can use the internet. And digital STB's let you pull up weather from a menu. I just don't see the need anymore for a 24 hr weather channel.
I use it. When there is a tornado warning ( and that happens A LOT in our area ) it kind of helps. The "local" stations out of Nashville are basically useless when it comes to our area being 80 miles away. We tend to get ignored. When there is a warning the Weather Channel actually tells us the location and direction of it. I'm not sitting and hoping the "local" Nashville news MIGHT talk about us.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274608 Fri, 21 May 2010 15:42:09 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274559 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274559 Fri, 21 May 2010 15:31:39 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274554 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274554 Fri, 21 May 2010 15:30:47 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274515 said by footballdude:

said by FFH5:

I wonder how many people even use it anymore.

You must not know any older people. My dad would sit and watch TWC for hours. My kids have picked up the habit as well. They will watch it every time there is some sort of severe weather anywhere in the country.
When I was in High School, I used to come home from school and watch the weather channel for a few hours. More if there was an approaching storm on the horizon.

These days, I don't watch it, but it's only due to a lack of time.
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I know plenty, being over age 60 myself. And no one I know ever watches weather channels on TV.
too busy with matlock and golden girls reruns? ;)
just kidding, tk.

us young bucks have to get our punches in somehow.

:D

q.
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You must not know any older people.
I know plenty, being over age 60 myself. And no one I know ever watches weather channels on TV.
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I wonder how many people even use it anymore. You must not know any older people. My dad would sit and watch TWC for hours. My kids have picked up the habit as well. They will watch it every time there is some sort of severe weather anywhere in the country.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274381 Fri, 21 May 2010 15:00:35 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274372 said by cahiatt:

Most of the time I turn to TWC, they aren't talking about the current weather. That's becuase they know people don't need 24 hour weather forecast coverage any more.. it's called adapting to the times, and they've done that.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274372 Fri, 21 May 2010 14:59:30 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274369
It's not just about getting the forecast.

If Dish drops the weather channel, they're making a big mistake. These providers need to stop drumming up stories like "Our customers told us they just want the weather report" crap.. becuase it's just crap they use to back up their reasons why the millionaires fight the billionaires.

If I want to know what the weather is like, I look out the window. I check it once a day, if I care.. but I, and MANY other people I know - especially in storm prone areas - DO watch the weather channel.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274369 Fri, 21 May 2010 14:58:34 EDT Re: Who needs the Weather Channel? Even on cable or sat? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Who-needs-the-Weather-Channel-Even-on-cable-or-sat-24274344 said by FFH5:

I wonder how many people even use it anymore. I get my weather from a smartphone app and if I need more info(say for an approaching hurricane) I can use the internet. And digital STB's let you pull up weather from a menu. I just don't see the need anymore for a 24 hr weather channel.
neither do many other people. i suspect thats why they don't always run weather -- but have their own programming on weather disasters, weather preparedness, etc. they make for some good programming -- in the same vein as discovery channel -- but their weather coverage started to fall down, especially for the southwest (at least in my opinion). i haven't watched twc in a few years, and even then it was mostly for background noise while i fell asleep or when i woke up and was catching a 6am flight (and crapping my pants when the low temps for the night were a crisp 94 degrees).
since cancelling cable, i decided to front the $10/year for wunderground. its one of my toolbar bookmarks and i have all of my locations saved so a quick click gives me the information i need. i even have it on my mobile phones so my information (including noaa weather discussions) are never too far away.

twc served a niche market before the era of prevalent highspeed internet or awesome web apis from which to build. while its nice to have -- i can't say it would ever be a dealbreaker if it was removed from a channel lineup.

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