# I want my Weather Channel, dammit! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 7, 2003, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-weather-channel-dammit/180269 "2003-06-07T08:22:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-weather-channel-dammit/180269/1 "2003-06-07T08:22:25Z")
It would seem that The Weather Channel has ceased to air from approximately 7 p.m. to 4-5 a.m. in favor of a TBN ripoff channel. Why Benny Hinn and his Deep Pockets takes precedence over coverage of potentially dangerous weather events I hesitate to guess. Has this happened to anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-weather-channel-dammit/180269/2 "2003-06-07T10:49:09Z")
This would appear to be a programming decision made by your local cable company. AFAIK, The Weather Channel is a 24/7 operation. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-weather-channel-dammit/180269/3 "2003-06-07T14:49:19Z")
The real pain in the rear with the Weather Channel is that whenever I try to actually find the weather outlook, they have instead mold spore reports, weather for the weekend’s ballgames or that annoying “Atmospheres” show. I’m on satellite so I don’t even get the “Local Weather on the 8’s.” Note to Weather Channel: GIVE ME THE WEATHER FORECAST! ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-weather-channel-dammit/180269/4 "2003-06-07T21:10:20Z")
Of course, there’s [their website](http://www.weather.com), where you can always get whatever you’re looking for. For weather junkies, there’s also [The Weather Underground](http://www.wundergound.com), which has a lot of international stuff, historical records (was it raining at 1:00 pm in Beijing last Nov. 15?), and so on. ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-weather-channel-dammit/180269/5 "2003-06-08T00:24:26Z")
Um, **Earlyout**? That link took me to some search site… ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-weather-channel-dammit/180269/6 "2003-06-08T00:34:17Z")
He missed the letter “r” in his link. [Fixed link](http://www.wunderground.com). ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-weather-channel-dammit/180269/7 "2003-06-08T00:41:10Z")
The weather underground one, I mean. ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-weather-channel-dammit/180269/8 "2003-06-08T13:07:51Z")
Thanks, **neutron star**. This illustrates the dangers of typing a link instead of cutting and pasting it!