Weather Star XL
Weather Star XL | |
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Manufacturer: | Silicon Graphics |
Family: | WeatherStar |
Hardware: | SGI O2 |
OS: | IRIX 6.3 |
Graphics: | Vector/Raster |
Release Date: | Beta - 3Q 1998 Final - 1Q 1999 |
Status: | Retired - As of 2014-06-01. |
Versions: | 1, 2 & 3. |
Visual Output: | Standard Definition |
Available Add-ons | Vocal Local |
Weather Star XL is the fifth generation of the WeatherStar systems used by the American cable and satellite television channel The Weather Channel (TWC), that are used to inserting local forecasts and current weather information (such as the "Local on the 8s" segments within its program schedule) into TWC's programming. At its rollout in 1998, it came months after a major update to the channel's on-air presentation. The Star XL was a major leap over the much older Weather Star 4000 system, featuring advanced capabilities such as transitions, moving icons, cloud wallpaper backgrounds and reading the local forecast contents. The WeatherStar XL first appeared in a beta roll out on select cable systems in November 1998 and appeared briefly on The Weather Channel Latin America until that channel's demise.[1]
On or about May 31, 2014, The Weather Channel discontinued broadcasting its analog satellite feed, thus officially retiring all Weather Star units prior to the IntelliStar, including the XL. To address the need for a low-cost replacement, The Weather Channel developed the IntelliStar 2 Jr. platform in 2013, which is capable of operating natively on both analog and digital cable systems.
Technical
The Weather Star XL is a rack-mounted rendering computer, manufactured by Silicon Graphics, Inc., containing a modified SGI O2 computer. The O2 is an entry-level Unix workstation introduced in 1996 by SGI to replace their earlier Indy series. Like the Indy, the O2 used a single MIPS microprocessor and was intended to be used mainly for multimedia purposes; the O2 was SGI's last attempt at a low-end workstation. The Weather Star XL utilizes the SGI IRIX Operating System with custom written software for The Weather Channel. Because of the proprietary SGI hardware and software, the Weather Star XL remains the most expensive STAR system, having a manufacturing cost of $US6,500. As a result of the XL's high price, many smaller cable headends retained their Weather Star 4000 or Weather Star Jr. units until the IntelliStar was released, skipping the XL altogether.
The Weather Star XL receives raw video data from The Weather Channel and weather statements from the National Weather Service, as well as forecasts from an Internet connection. It sends back monitoring data to The Weather Channel.[2] Its crawl controller (which manages the text for local advertising) is accessible via a modem and terminal/terminal emulator. In Latin America, TWC only used satellite to deliver the service.[3]
Products
A product displays certain types of weather data. Some products were added on later in the life of the Star XL.
- Current Conditions - A rundown of the current temperature, weather conditions, wind speed and gusts (if any), barometric pressure, dew point, humidity, ceiling, visibility, and (if applicable) the wind chill/heat index.
- Weather Bulletins (added April 2002) - Shows any watches, warnings, or advisories from the National Weather Service in effect for a given area, and is only active if any are in effect. Before 2002, these were displayed at the front of the 36-Hour Forecast, but was moved by TWC because of text running over with the NOAA logo.
- Latest Observations (branded Current Conditions) - A rundown of the current temperature, weather conditions, and wind speed in seven nearby cities/locations and the primary observation site.
- Regional Conditions (branded Current Conditions) - A map featuring the current temperature and weather conditions for seven to ten cities around the region. This product was discontinued in July 2002.
- Radar - Shows any precipitation in the area and its movement over the course of three hours, an increase from 90 minutes on the Weather Star 4000.
- Almanac - Shows the local sunrise and sunset times for a two-day period starting with the current day, as well as moon phase data. Calculated on the Weather Star, and thus unique in that the data never expires.
- Tides (in coastal areas) - Replaces the Almanac in coastal areas. Shows the day's low and high tide times for two locations in the area, as well as the local sunrise and sunset times.
- Marine Forecast (select coastal areas) - Similar to the version used on the 4000. Shows the forecast winds (in knots), wave heights, and any marine warnings for area waters for the day. Data was provided by TWC meteorologists along the coasts. This product was discontinued in 2002.
- Air Quality Forecast (shown only in Southern California) - Similar to the version used on the 4000. On the left of the screen, three locations are given. On the right, a bar graph with four color-coded and labeled background sections (yellow: Good, light orange: Mod. Risk, dark orange: Unhealthy, red: Very Unhealthy) is displayed. The overall Air Quality Index (formerly Pollutant Standard Index) value is given as a number inside or to the right of each bar.
- Daypart Forecast (added March 2002) - Displays the forecasted temperature, weather conditions and winds for four time periods either for that night or the next day.
- Regional Forecast - A map displaying the forecasted temperature and weather conditions for seven to ten cities in the region.
- Metro Forecast (added July 2002; select urban areas) - A map displaying the forecasted temperature and weather conditions for the main city and seven to nine nearby suburbs/locations. Replaces the Regional Forecast.
- Local Forecast/36-Hour Forecast - The forecast for the next 24–36 hours in a given area. Provided by the National Weather Service until April 2002; the replacement of the NWS product was justified as an alignment with TWC forecast products and as being designed for an area and not a county.
- Extended Forecast - The forecast for the next three days, starting the day after the next (if shown on a Monday, the forecast will be for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday).
- The Week Ahead (added March 2002) - The forecast for the next seven days (including the current day) from Sunday through Saturday.
The STAR also displays the following items:
- Advertising tags with localized addresses for retailers.
- Tagging products, such as a pollen levels report.
- A lower display line with current conditions and forecast information. The LDL, as it is abbreviated, was redesigned in 2003 and received a specific version with more information during the channel's long-form programs such as Storm Stories.
- NWS bulletin crawls. There are four types of crawls: red (Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, Tornado Warnings, generic Weather Bulletins), orange (Urban & Small Stream Flood Advisory, Hurricane Local Statement), yellow (Severe Thunderstorm Watches and Tornado Watches), and gray (a color used for testing, using the following text: "The Weather Channel and the National Weather Service are conducting a test of the display of Severe Weather Watch information. This is only a test."). Gray crawls are not outputted to viewers.
Other Weather Stars can display these items (but NWS bulletins sometimes scroll full-screen).
Products displayed on TWC Latin America included the following (Spanish titles, though Portuguese versions were available):
- Condiciones actuales (Current Conditions) (also included a regional version)
- A Latest Observations product, also branded "Condiciones actuales"
- Pronóstico para ____ (Forecast for ____) (comes in both local (24-36 hour) and regional versions)
- Satélite (Satellite)
- Pronóstico extendido (Extended Forecast) (three days)
- Mareas (Tides)[4]
- Pronóstico Marino (Marine Forecast) (winds, wave height, and water temperature)
- Almanaques (Almanacs) (solar and lunar)
Timeline
Date | Notes |
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Late 1998 | The Weather Star XL first appears on select cable company headends after exiting beta testing earlier in the year. The XL's graphics first appeared in a commercial from The Front campaign in 1998 (The Front, it served as the primary advertising campaign for TWC in 1997 and 1998, and was set in a sports bar-type establishment in which patrons discussed weather).[5] |
Late 1999 | Weatherscan Local debuts on some cable systems as a 24-hour channel showing weather information on a loop. Weatherscan Local launches using Star XL hardware.[6] |
January 2000 | The Vocal Local system debuts, using the voice of TWC staff announcer Allen Jackson to read current conditions and extended forecast information. Some XLs do not feature Vocal Local. |
May 2000 | A shadow effect is added to the precipitation imagery on the radar segments. |
2000 | Weatherscan Local receives a complete relaunch, giving it a myriad of customizable weather packages and a new look. Among the packages: additional area forecasts, activity forecasts, health information, aviation, international weather conditions, Spanish language forecasts, gardening information, surf and marine information, national travel weather, and airport delays and conditions. |
July 2001 | The radar is updated to show more frames. It now shows approximately 30 frames instead of the eight to ten frames it previously displayed. |
September 2001[7] |
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2002 | The Marine Forecast product on the XL and 4000 was discontinued, however, it is unclear when this happened, but it is likely that around the same time as when NWS forecasts or the Regional Conditions screen disappeared. |
March 2002[9] |
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April 2002[10] |
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July 2002[11] |
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Early 2003 | The text that is used on the station ID becomes bolder and slightly larger. Some of the old 1999 text is still in use until later on in the year. |
April 2003[12] |
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June 2003[13] | On the one-minute forecast flavor, the daypart forecast and regional/metro forecast screens are replaced by a two-page text-based forecast. |
September 27, 2003[14] |
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September 29, 2003 | The lower display line is now shown for all national segments (except if there is a weather watch, warning, or statement in effect). The LDL had previously only been shown if there was no information on the bottom of the forecast maps that the LDL may block (with either red or orange). |
September 2004 | The three-day "extended forecast" segment is discontinued due to the discontinuation of the 90-second flavor. |
August 15, 2005[15] |
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Late August-Early September 2005 |
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February 21, 2006 | The 90-second forecast is restored; as a result, the three-day extended forecast returns to the XL at :18 and :48 after the hour. |
June 26, 2006 | The three-day extended forecast is once again discontinued due the second discontinuation of the 90-second flavor. |
January 23, 2007 | As with the IntelliStar, the XL begins showing wintry precipitation on the radar. However, the precipitation key on the title bar heading is not updated. |
April 23, 2007 | The three-day extended forecast returns to the XL for the third time. |
May 18, 2009 | As a result of the one-minute flavors airing at :08/:38 and :18/:48 past the hour from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m.-4 p.m. Eastern if there is special coverage) weekdays and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Eastern (11 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern if there is special coverage) on weekends, the 3-Day Extended Forecast does not display at these time periods. |
July 20, 2009 |
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September 28, 2009 | The 3-Day Extended Forecast always airs at :18/:48 as a result of normal LF lengths resuming during the time periods of 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Eastern Time weekdays and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Eastern on weekends. |
March 11, 2010 | The XL's LDL is no longer cued during regular broadcasts. This is due to the new national LDL introduced on that date that cycles between a small-sized and large-sized LDL, the latter of which is much larger than the XL's LDL, which did not receive a graphical update, marking the first time that a STAR system does not show local weather information during national programming. The IntelliStar received an update to their LDLs on that date. The warning scrolls are still activated when extreme weather is taking place. |
January 25, 2012 | Vocal Local is disabled on all STAR XLs nationwide.[16] |
May 22, 2012 | After the 90-second flavors began airing at :28 and :58 each hour, the 3-Day Extended Forecast once again displays during Day Planner and Weather Center Live, the 7-Day Forecast product was discontinued during the two-minute flavors and only appears during the one-minute flavors each hour during both programs, and thus the product was discontinued on all flavors from 4:00 to 6:00 a.m. Eastern weekdays during First Outlook, and from 4:30 to 11:00 a.m. Eastern on weekends during Weekend View. Though the 7-Day Forecast once again continued to air during the two-minute flavors during Wake Up with Al and Your Weather Today (until November 9, 2012), at 4:28 a.m. Eastern after The Weather Classroom, and beginning November 12, 2012, the 7-Day Forecast appears in all flavors weekdays from 4:00 to 11:00 a.m. Eastern, later expanding to weeknights from 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Eastern on February 18, 2013, and then to all time periods on April 1, 2013, all during the one-minute flavors. |
Product playlists
A product playlist (also referred to as a "flavor") is an arrangement of various types of products. Weather Bulletins displays immediately after the Current Conditions if active NWS bulletins exist. Since April 1, 2013, only the DE Modified flavor is broadcast.
Playlist Letter | Length (minutes and seconds) | Products |
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DE (1998–March 2002) | 1:00 | Current Conditions, Regional Conditions, Regional Forecast, Extended Forecast, Radar |
DE (March 2002–June 2003) | 1:00 | Current Conditions, Daypart Forecast, Regional Forecast, The Week Ahead, Radar |
DE (June 2003–present) | 1:00 | Current Conditions, Local Forecast, The Week Ahead, Radar |
K (1998–March 2002) | 1:30 | Current Conditions, Latest Observations, 36 Hour Forecast, Extended Forecast, Radar |
K (March–July 2002) | 1:30 | Current Conditions, Latest Observations, Radar, Daypart Forecast, 36 Hour Forecast, Extended Forecast |
K (July 2002–November 2013) | 1:30 | Current Conditions, Latest Observations, Radar, Regional Forecast, 36 Hour Forecast, Extended Forecast |
K (July 2002–November 2013) | 1:30 | Current Conditions, Radar, Daypart Forecast, Regional Forecast, 36 Hour Forecast, Extended Forecast |
LM (1998–March 2002) | 2:00 | Current Conditions, Latest Observations, Regional Conditions, 36 Hour Forecast, Regional Forecast, Extended Forecast, Almanac or Tides, Radar |
L (March–July 2002) | 2:00 | Current Conditions, Latest Observations, Regional Conditions, Radar, Daypart Forecast, 36 Hour Forecast, The Week Ahead |
L (July 2002–April 2013) | 2:00 | Current Conditions, Latest Observations, Radar, Daypart Forecast, Regional Forecast, 36 Hour Forecast, The Week Ahead |
M (March 2002–April 2013) | 2:00 | Current Conditions, Latest Observations, Radar, Almanac or Tides, Daypart Forecast, Regional Forecast, 36 Hour Forecast, The Week Ahead |
Cable headends utilizing the Weather Star XL
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The following is a list of cable headends that are known to still use the Weather Star XL.
Video provider and city | Observation site | Channel | STAR ID | Notes |
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Cobridge Communications Ozark, Alabama |
34 | Replaced a WeatherSTAR 4000 around 2005. | ||
Suddenlink Communications Bullhead City, Arizona |
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Charter Communications Big Bear, California[17] |
Marchfield, California]] | 46 | . | Unit displays Air Quality Forecast (:58) and Current Conditions Map (blank) |
Time Warner Cable Yucca Valley, California |
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Baja Broadband Estes Park, Colorado[18] |
Fort Collins, Colorado | 11 | 5256 | |
Comcast Trinidad, Colorado[19] |
Trinidad, Colorado | 24 | ||
Comcast Lakeville, Connecticut |
Salisbury, Connecticut | Confirmed in January 2011. Replaced a Weatherstar 4000 sometime after February 2007. | ||
Comcast Brandon, Florida |
Tampa International Airport | 53 | 4687 | |
Mediacom Carroll, Iowa[20] |
Carroll, Iowa | 57 | 1443 | |
Lost Nation-Elwood Telephone & Communications Company Lost Nation, Iowa |
Maquoketa, Iowa | 36 | ||
Project Mutual Telephone Rupert, Idaho |
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Mediacom Effingham, Illinois[21] |
Effingham, Illinois | 26 | ||
Mediacom Geneseo, Illinois |
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Mediacom Mattoon, Illinois[22] |
Mattoon, Illinois | 42 | 3465 | Mattoon also utilizes an IntelliStar on Consolidated Communications.[23] |
Mediacom Peoria, Illinois |
See notes | The observation site is a rare combination of Central Illinois/Peoria/Bloomington, Illinois. | ||
Madison Communications Staunton, Illinois |
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Mediacom Sullivan, Illinois[24] |
Champaign/Urbana, Illinois | 26 | 6315 | |
Mediacom Angola, Indiana |
Coldwater, Michigan | 42 | 3187 | |
Insight Communications Burlington, Kentucky[25] |
Cincinnati, Ohio | 30 | 187 | |
Time Warner Cable Georgetown, Kentucky[26] |
Lexington, Kentucky | 27 | 1056 | |
Comcast Canton, Massachusetts |
Taunton, Massachusetts | |||
Norwood Light Broadband Norwood, Massachusetts |
Norwood, Massachusetts | 11 | ||
Comcast Bad Axe, Michigan[27][28] |
Bad Axe, Michigan | 31 | 2335 | Replaced a STAR 4000 in 2006. |
Charter Communications Big Rapids, Michigan[29] |
Big Rapids, Michigan | 30 | 2007 | |
Charter Communications Coldwater, Michigan[30] |
Coldwater, Michigan | 36 | 5482 | |
Charter Communications Gaylord, Michigan[31] |
Bellaire, Michigan | 26 | 2392 | |
Charter Communications Houghton Lake, Michigan[32] |
Houghton Lake, Michigan | 49 | 1089 | |
Charter Communications Lapeer, Michigan |
Flint, Michigan | 53 | 1297 | This is the backup STAR for Charter in Monroe, Michigan. |
Charter Communications Ludington, Michigan[33] |
Ludington, Michigan | 30 | 1498 | |
Charter Communications Petoskey, Michigan[34][35] |
Harbor Springs, Michigan | 26 | 2920 | When the XL received its first graphics update in 2001, this XL did not acquire the new maps included in the update. This XL also serves Mackinaw City. |
Charter Communications Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan[36] |
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | 95 | 1624 | Observation site used is from Sault Ste. Marie's municipal airport, not nearby Chippewa Airport to the south. |
Charter Communications St. Ignace, Michigan[37] |
Mackinac Island, Michigan | 26 | 5779 | |
Charter Communications Traverse City, Michigan[38] |
Traverse City, Michigan | 26 | 724 | It was replace by Intellistar 2 SD |
Charter Communications Hannibal, Missouri[39] |
Quincy, Illinois | 96 | 4876 | Unit installed January 2005 to replace a WeatherStar 4000 system. Unit remained when Charter Communications bought the cable provider that previously serviced the area, U.S. Cable.There is a possibibility that this was replaced with a Intellistar 2 SD |
Fidelity Communications Rolla/Salem, Missouri[40] |
Vichy/Rolla, Missouri | 17 | 1898 | |
Charter Communications Washington/Sullivan, Missouri |
Spirit of St. Louis Airport | |||
Bresnan Communications Havre, Montana[41] |
Havre, Montana | |||
Charter Communications Corolla, North Carolina[42] |
Currituck, NC | |||
Charter Communications Marion, North Carolina |
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Consolidated Telecommunications Dickinson, North Dakota[43] |
Dickinson, North Dakota | 21 | ||
Midcontinent Communications Wahpeton, North Dakota[44] |
Fargo, North Dakota | 22 | TWC is on Channel 22 on Analog, 16.6 on Digital, 22.5 PSIP, 22 STB. | |
American Broadband Blair, Nebraska |
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Charter Communications North Platte, Nebraska |
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Time Warner Cable Berlin, New Hampshire[45] |
Berlin Municipal Airport | |||
Comcast Lincoln, New Hampshire |
Plymouth, New Hampshire | Confirmed in January 2011. | ||
Cable Artesia (PVT Networks) Clovis/Cannon, New Mexico[46] |
Artesia, New Mexico | 23 | 2632 | |
Baja Broadband Elko, Nevada |
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Provider unknown Laughlin, Nevada |
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Time Warner Cable Dunkirk, New York |
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Time Warner Cable Fulton, New York |
Fulton, New York | 40 | 300 | It is possible this unit was replaced with Intellistar 24828, currently in use in nearby Oswego, New York. |
Grafton Cable LaGrange, Ohio[47] |
17 | Did not receive the 2005 graphics update. Replaced a 4000 sometime in late 2008/early 2009. | ||
Time Warner Cable Piketon, Ohio |
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Time Warner Cable Zanesville, Ohio |
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Wave Broadband Aurora, Oregon |
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Charter Communications North Bend/Coos Bay, Oregon[48] |
North Bend, Oregon | 48 | ||
Charter Communications The Dalles, Oregon[49] |
The Dalles, Oregon | 5 | 9302 | |
Charter Communications Tillamook, Oregon |
Newport, Oregon | 54 | 3970 | |
Comcast DuBois/Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania[50] |
DuBois, Pennsylvania | 44 | 457 | |
Coaxial Cable TV Corporation Edinboro, Pennsylvania |
Erie, Pennsylvania | |||
[[Armstrong Cable Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania |
York, Pennsylvania | |||
Time Warner Cable Sharon, Pennsylvania |
Youngstown, Ohio | 25 | ||
Atlantic Broadband Warren, Pennsylvania |
Jamestown, New York | 68 | Bradford, Pennsylvania is used as a nackup site. | |
Comcast Sevierville, Tennessee[51] |
Knoxville, Tennessee | 18 | ||
Suddenlink Communications Andrews, Texas |
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Grande Communications Corinth, Texas[52] |
Denton, TX | 51 | 14181 | |
Cox Communications Mount Pleasant, Texas |
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Insight Communications Rockford, Texas |
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Time Warner Cable Zapata, Texas]] |
Zapata, Texas | 52 | Uses an IntelliStar stationed from Laredo, Texas as backup. | |
Comcast Provo, Utah |
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Spanish Fork Community Network Spanish Fork, Utah]] |
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Suddenlink Communications Narrows, Virginia |
Bluefield, West Virginia | |||
Comcast Bennington, Vermont[53] |
Bennington, Vermont | 19 | 1945 | It is believed this cable headend used the Weather Star 4000 as recently as February 2006, however as of December 2008, it now uses the XL. |
Charter Communications St. Johnsbury, Vermont |
5925 | |||
Comcast Waterbury, Vermont |
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Comcast Bremerton, Washington |
Bremerton, Washington | 78 | ||
Coast Access Ocean Shores, Washington |
Hoquiam, Washington | 27 | ||
Oconto Falls Cable TV Oconto Falls, Wisconsin |
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Suddenlink Communications Princeton, West Virginia |
Bluefield, West Virginia | Serves central northern Mercer County and much of Summers County | ||
Shentel Summersville, West Virginia |
Lansing, West Virginia | 28 | Weather data for Summersville in Nicholas County. Observed in Lansing in Fayette County to the south. | |
Rapid Communications Weston, West Virginia |
See also
- The Weather Channel
- IntelliStar
- IntelliStar 2
- Weatherscan
- WeatherStar
- Weather Star Jr
- Weather Star 4000
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- ^ Gaylord Weatherstar XL- 9/05/10 6:28 PM EDT - YouTube
- ^ Houghton Lake Weatherstar XL- 4/06/09 6:58 AM EDT - YouTube
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- ^ Petoskey Weatherstar XL- 10/31/09 LAT48's - YouTube
- ^ Sault Ste. Marie Weatherstar XL- 6/11/10 - YouTube
- ^ St. Ignace Weatherstar XL- 9/06/09 CC Narration/Almanac Error - YouTube
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