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- From: kpm8447@tesla.njit.edu
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- Subject: Re: Weather Channel Ski Reports!
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.124911.1@tesla.njit.edu>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 17:49:11 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov20.185853.887@dazixco.ingr.com>, dlb@sunloaf.dazixco.ingr.com (Dave Buehmann) writes:
- > In article <11376@sun13.scri.fsu.edu>, jac@ds8.scri.fsu.edu (Jim Carr) writes:
- > |>
- > |> The Weather Channel targets its reports to the people it thinks are watching,
- > |> based on the time of day, and also has the technical means to feed different
- > |> reports to different regions of the country.
- >
- > Can you elaborate on how they have different feeds to different parts
- > of the country? I thought they only had a single satellite feed.
- >
- > On a related note, a few months ago somebody asked how the local forecasts
- > show up on the Weather Channel on local cable systems. Does anybody know
- > the details of how this is accomplished? Are the inserted forecasts set
- > up solely between the local cable outfit and the Weather Service? Or
- > are there any satellite transmissions involved?
- >
- >
- > Dave Buehmann Voice: (303) 581-2318
- > Intergraph (Dazix) Fax: (303) 581-9972
- > 5101 Spine Road Internet: dlb@sunloaf.dazixco.ingr.com
- > Boulder, CO 80301
-
- I think it is set by time. I usually get the local forcast and still
- hear the weatherperson talking..their timing must be off.
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- I find that the newscasters always stand over New Jersey when flashing
- forcasts for 5 days or so, they always block out us Eastcoasters!
-
- As for the Ski Report, they usually flip flop between West and East every
- other hour, it's listed in the cable guide.
-
- I found that the local forcasts vary greatly in different areas. Mine is
- just white type on black background listing places and temps. My friend
- lives 40 minutes north of me and gets local graphics with radar and highways
- highlighted (Parsippany, NJ with Route 80, 287, etc) Must better.
- Before this discussion continues, I think we should get back to skiing.
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