Viper550 268 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/485194-Exclusive_Fox_Owned_Stations_Partner_With_AccuWeather.php This is... interesting. It'll only occur in markets where AccuWeather doesn't have an affiliate already (i.e. not New York or LA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXmanTim 88 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Not happening in Houston, either, since KTRK partners with them already. I've never been terribly impressed by Accuweather's products, to be honest, and have never understood their cachet. I do wonder if this means those stations are getting Accuweather's on-air graphics systems, or just the branding. A rep told me one time at a conference that they market the two together and seperately. It wasn't but just a few years ago that most adopted (or partially adopted) Baron's VIPR systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skbl17 188 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 http://www.broadcast...AccuWeather.php This is... interesting. It'll only occur in markets where AccuWeather doesn't have an affiliate already (i.e. not New York or LA) Odd. Here in Atlanta AccuWeather powers WXIA's weather channel now, but WAGA is listed in the article as an eligible station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 742 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Odd. Here in Atlanta AccuWeather powers WXIA's weather channel now, but WAGA is listed in the article as an eligible station. I would've thought WXIA had gone back to partnering with The Weather Channel like they did in the past (especially after NBCU bought a majority stake in the network). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2876 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Phoenix has me baffled for the same reason as above (Gannett has rights to AccuWeather in the market). That said, prior to Scripps adopting Live Well, there were two AccuWeather subchannels in the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterlingNorth 33 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 In DC (where I no longer live), WJLA used to run Accuweather for its Weather Now subchannel, until they suddenly stopped a few months ago. Of course, now it is free for Accuweather to partner with WTTG. DCRTV reported on it as it happened. (The archives aren't the greatest, though.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1804 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 We have two Accuweather subchannels in Milwaukee, the one on WMVS (PBS) just uses a "white label" version and doesn't air any of the accuweather-produced video. Wouldn't be surprised if some of the markets with duplicate Accuweather stations either do this or flip to a different system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Horn 78 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Technically -- technically -- Philly has had two full-on AccuWx affiliates for years in WPVI and WFMZ. So I guess exclusivity isn't that big of a deal all things considered. 29 almost certainly won't be getting AccuWx, but in a world without John Bolaris, who knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Technically -- technically -- Philly has had two full-on AccuWx affiliates for years in WPVI and WFMZ. So I guess exclusivity isn't that big of a deal all things considered. 29 almost certainly won't be getting AccuWx, but in a world without John Bolaris, who knows... Seeing as 6 is playing up "StormTracker 6" more and more and AccuWeather less and less, it might not even be all that shocking. I don't think they will switch but if they do, it'll be like other times when 6 changes things. In other words, you won't notice. And yes, we technically have two AccuWeathers, but we used to have three if you count KYW 1060. They largely ditched them earlier this year, though. They keep AccuWeather for the mornings because Elliot Abrams, but all other dayparts are now handled by CBS 3 meteorologists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2876 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 The weather graphics on KSAZ here now have shiny AccuWeather logos on them. The maps are completely unchanged, and the forecast follows the same format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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