TWC adds traffic

[JeremyAndrews]

I noticed TWC seems to have added traffic reports to the local forcast.

Here's some screen shots.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/norbie13/TWCtraffic1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/norbie13/TWCtraffic2.jpg

I think its a pretty good idea.<P ID="signature">______________

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[SquiggyFM]

We've had it in Atlanta for a while. It is handy.

 

[PTBoardOp94]

Local forecasts are put together by local cable operators, correct?

 

[KMRichards]

> Local forecasts are put together by local cable operators,
> correct?

No, the content screens are based on a formula that TWC uses. I saw a website once that explained it, but I can't seem to locate it at the moment.

The data, of course, is all transmitted by TWC, and those of us on the satellite get a generic filler which shows conditions by region and forecasts for major cities.<P ID="signature">______________


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[ntropolis]

>I saw a website once that explained it, but I can't
> seem to locate it at the moment.

I don't know if this is the website you are thinking of...

http://www.twcclassics.com/

It has some old TWC local forecasts on it and stuff.

 

[KMRichards]

> >I saw a website once that explained it, but I can't
> > seem to locate it at the moment.
>
> I don't know if this is the website you are thinking of...
>
> http://www.twcclassics.com/

Yes, that's it. Why I couldn't think of it is beyond me.

This is the page I was thinking of to answer the original question:

<a target="_blank" href=http://twcclassics.com/flavors/intellistartoday.html>http://twcclassics.com/flavors/intellistartoday.html</a><P ID="signature">______________


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[nascar_red]

TWC in San Diego

My Dad tells me that the TrafficPulse was added to the "Local on the 8's" a few months ago in San Diego. The other thing I noticed is that only the Lindbergh Field info in given for most of the "on the 8's" and a full report (with Miramar, Oceanside, El Cajon, etc.) is only shown at :18 and :48 reports. Any other cities do this?

 

[TheBigTymer]

I don't know if anyone's tried it, but you can download a Weatherstar 4000 emulator at www.taiganet.com. It's pretty sweet that you can customize a Local Forecast in the 4000 style.

Speaking of which, the short version of Chuck Mangione's "Feels So Good" makes great Local Forecast music.<P ID="signature">______________

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