NBC shutting down Weather Plus

[A3N 1002]

It took them long enough. With the acquisition of The Weather Channel, it really did not make any sense to keep NBC WeatherPlus around any longer. NBC plans to phase out the operation by the end of the year.

 

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http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/10/nbc_shutting_down_weather_plus.php

[swillh2k2 205]

yeah not much of a surprise there...

[rhombics447 1]

I'm predicting that many NBC affiliates will launch their own 24/7 weather channels, in order to remain competitive.

[IceManNYR 240]

What about the NBC O&O's and affiliates switching to Weather Scan?

Difference between that and Weather Plus is Weather Scan currently does not offer live or taped weather reports, just graphics.

[KKyuubi 0]

And there goes another bandwidth hog into the abyss. Hopefully this will make Sunday Night Football look...a bit better

[Weeters 1969]

I think many stations will continue running a WX subchannel, possibly with the WeatherPlus name.

 

Especially those like WTMJ who have the WX+ name heavily integrated on the set, in print, on the radio, and the web.

[kjohnson 17]

I suspect that KSDK will continue WX+.

[Guest Former Member 207]

With the closing of Weather Plus, this could pave the way for NBC launch Universal Sports fulltime in WX+'s place, while (at least here in L.A.), the NBC O&Os can go ahead and launch their local news channels 24/7 (maybe with Weather Channel reports sprinkled in between). It makes too much sense.

 

I never fully understood why some stations (KABC for instance) having separate news and weather digital subchannels, while having a combined channel for all of that saves on bandwidth for HD purposes and channel space (at least as far being carried on cable).

[Jess 1116]

I'm pretty sure Universal Sports IS being deployed across the O&Os.

 

WCAU has started carrying it on 10.3.