Whither the Weather Channel
Dear NBC,
I used to tune in the Weather Channel to watch the weather forecasts. I used to find it very informative to have a nice person talk about the weather and the weather forecasts. My travel planning was easy, watch the Weather Channel for 20 minutes a couple of days before leaving and pack accordingly. I knew I could watch channel 45 and there would be the weather.
At some point during the last few months, while I was on the campaign trail, the Weather Channel went away and was replaced by a channel that has happy talk during the news, just like every local and national newscast; it shows movies just like the Turner movie channel; there are sports reports just like ESPN, there are interviews, there are things that appear to be infomercials. But, there are no more national weather forecasts as far as I can tell. There is everything from every other broadcast and cable channel, but there is no more weather on the Weather Channel.
At 4am I want to see the current weather around our great nation and our world and the forecasts. I did find the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service which is very good at the weather and forecasts – albeit without a nice person interpreting on air. But, I do get the weather and forecasts.
Pam Bennett