Weather Star XL

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Weather Star XL
Manufacturer: Silicon Graphics
Family: WeatherStar
Hardware: SGI O2
OS: IRIX 6.3
Graphics: Vector/Raster
Release Date:

Beta - 3Q 1998

Final - 1Q 1999
Status: Legacy - Used in few confirmed cable systems.
Versions: 1, 2 & 3.
Visual Output: Standard Definition
Available Add-ons Vocal Local

Weather Star XL is the fifth system designed for The Weather Channel's local forecast. At its rollout in 1998, it came months after a major update to the channel's 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 in Latin America on that version of TWC until its demise.[1]

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 Silicon Graphics, Inc. (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. 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 $6,500 US. 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 on TWC Latin America

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 - 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 your area. If there are none, this product doesn't display. 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) - The current temperature, weather conditions, and wind speed in 7 nearby cities/locations and the primary observation site.
  • Regional Conditions (branded Current Conditions) - The current temperature and weather conditions for 7-10 cities in the region. Discontinued July 2002.
  • Radar - Shows any precipitation in the area and its movement over the course of 3 hours, up from 90 minutes on the Weather Star 4000.
  • Almanac - Shows the local sunrise and sunset times for the day and the next 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. Discontinued 2002.
  • Air Quality Forecast (southern California only) - Similar to the version used on the 4000. On the left of the screen, three locations are given. On the right, there is a bar graph with four color-coded and labeled background sections (yellow: Good, light orange: Mod. Risk, dark orange: Unhealthy, red: Very Unhealthy). 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) - The Forecast temperature, weather conditions, and winds at four points either for that night or the next day.
  • Regional Forecast - The forecast temperature and weather conditions for 7-10 cities in the region.
  • Metro Forecast (added July 2002; select urban areas) - The forecast temperature and weather conditions for the main city and 7-9 nearby suburbs/locations. Replaces the Regional Forecast.
  • Local Forecast/36-Hour Forecast - The forecast for the next 24–36 hours in your 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 7 days (including the current day) from Sunday through Saturday.

The STAR also displays these 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 for non-weather programs like 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 output 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) (3 days)
  • Mareas (Tides)[4]
  • Pronóstico Marino (Marine Forecast) (winds, wave height, and water temperature)
  • Almanaques (Almanacs) (solar and lunar)

Timeline

The Weather Star XL's first appearance, between 1999 and 2001
  • Late 1998 - The Weather Star XL first appears on select cable company headends after exiting beta earlier in the year. The XL's graphics first appeared in a The Front commercial from 1998. (The Front was much like a sports bar, but only with weather; it served as the primary advertising campaign for TWC in 1997 and 1998.)[5]
  • Late 1999 - Weatherscan Local debuts on some cable systems as a 24-hour channel showing weather information on a loop. Weatherscan Local launches on 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 - The shadow effect is added to the precipitation 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: extra area forecasts, activity forecasts, health information, aviation, international weather conditions, the forecast in Spanish, 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 previous 8-10 frames it used to show.
The Weather Star XL with the graphics introduced in the September 2001 update
  • September 2001[7] - The Weather Channel and the Star XL get new graphics. Some XL systems got this upgrade in March 2002, and at least one XL unit only received the update partially until July 2002, intermittently losing Vocal Local and retaining the old regional forecast animation and maps.[8]
    • The date and time are repositioned to make way for larger title bars.
    • A new cloud wallpaper is added.
    • weather.com is added underneath the Weather Channel's logo.
    • The maps are no longer topographical. (Compare this link with this link).
  • 2002- The Marine Forecasts on the XL and 4000 have been 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] - A daypart forecast and 7-day extended forecast known as the "Week Ahead" is introduced. The 3-day extended forecast still displays during the 90 second forecast segment.
    • On the 1 minute flavor, the regional conditions map is replaced by the daypart forecast.
    • The radar has been repositioned from the end of the forecast to the middle right after the current conditions. This applies to all flavors except the 60 second forecast segment.
    • The margins on the 3-day extended forecast page are widened slightly. As a result, phrases such as "Partly Cloudy" and "Mostly Cloudy" are now fit into one line as opposed to two like before this update.
  • If no gusts are reported, "none" would display for gusts on the lower display line during local forecasts and national broadcasts. This no longer happens. Instead, the gusts are not shown on the LDL if no gusts are reported.
    • The watch expiration phrase for severe weather watches has been changed. For example: "SAT 0900 PM EDT" becomes "9:00 PM EDT Saturday."
    • A Pollen Levels tagging product is introduced.
    • Some glitches involving ad tags are fixed.
    • The moon icons in the Almanac are now displayed correctly for the Northern Hemisphere.
  • April 2002[10] - The forecasts on the system now come directly from The Weather Channel, instead of the National Weather Service.
    • As a result, weather bulletins are now shown on a dedicated page. Bulletins include advisories, watches, statements, and warnings.
    • Some icons, such as "variably cloudy" and "PM clouds" are discontinued. "Partly Cloudy and Windy" and "AM Clouds/PM Sun" is slightly modified.
  • July 2002[11]
    • The regional conditions map, that shows the current weather conditions for the surrounding region, is discontinued.
    • In the top 30 DMAs, the regional forecast map, which shows the forecast for select cities throughout a region, is discontinued and is replaced by a metro forecast map. This shows forecast for select cities in a city's metropolitan area within a 75-100 mile radius.
  • 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] - The "AM," "PM," and "FEW" variations to the weather icons are introduced to the forecast maps; live national broadcasts also received this upgrade.
    • The "AM" and "PM" variations to the weather icons on the lower display line have been modified. They are now in lower-case white text. Previously, they were in uppercase in a white-to-light blue gradient. The national broadcasts, as well as weather.com, however, received this upgrade a month or two earlier.
    • The 36 hour forecast segment has been modified so it is easier to understand. Previously, if the forecast for a time period were to split into two pages (due to its length) it would split in a middle of a sentence. Now, whenever possible, it would split to two pages in between each sentence. A line break was added between each time period.
  • June 2003[13] - On the 1 minute forecast, the daypart forecast and regional/metro forecast screens are replaced by a two-page text-based forecast.
  • September 27, 2003[14] - The lower display line (LDL) graphic that is shown on live national forecasts is redesigned. It is now black and opaque (previously translucent) and the logo appears on the graphic for the first time in Weather Star history.
    • During programming such as Storm Stories, more detailed information is provided on the lower display line.
  • 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). Previously the LDL was only 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 3-day "extended forecast" segment is discontinued due to a discontinuation of the 90 second flavor.
  • August 15, 2005[15] - The XL gets new graphics once again, now featuring a modernized TWC logo, a sunny background, and new title bars. "weather.com" is moved from underneath the TWC logo to a new position underneath the title bar of each screen's segment.
    • During the Severe Weather Alerts in the "Weather Bulletin" page, the NOAA logo is removed, leaving only the National Weather Service.
    • In certain areas, the narration is a second ahead, thus leaving a one-second gap after each narration.
  • Late August-Early September 2005 - On the regional and metro forecast maps, many cities are added and removed.
    • On some XLs, a city's icon will be partially obscured with the LDL, however, it is unclear if this is an error or not.
    • The IntelliStar also received this upgrade, but no icon overlaping with the LDL like the XL.
  • February 21, 2006 - Since the 90 second forecast is brought back, the 3-day extended forecast returns to the XL at :18 and :48 after the hour.
  • June 26, 2006 - The 3-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 3-day extended forecast returns to the XL for the third time.
  • May 18, 2009 - As a result of the 1 minute flavors airing at :08/:38 and :18/:48 past the hour from 10am-2pm ET (10am-4pm ET if there's a Special Coverage) weekdays and 11am-2pm ET (11am-5pm ET if there's a Special Coverage) on weekends, the 3-Day Extended Forecast does not display at these time periods.
  • July 20, 2009 - Because of the 90-second flavor airing at :08/:38 during Wake Up with Al at 6am and 10am ET, the 3-Day Extended Forecast airs 4 times an hour during these time periods, and the 1 minute flavors start airing at 11am ET.
    • A new flavor has been added to the XL's lineup. Instead of the typical 90 second flavor, which features the 8 city, this flavor takes the front page directly to the radar. The extra time is then used for the daypart forecast. This flavor airs at :18/:48 during Wake Up With Al, and some other times in the morning/midday.
  • September 28, 2009 - The 3-Day Extended Forecast always airs at :18/:48 as a result of normal LF lengths resuming during the 10am-2pm ET weekday and the 11am-2pm ET weekend time periods.
  • 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, making it 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 has been disabled on all STAR XLs nationwide. It is unknown if this was an intentional change or not.[16]
  • May 22, 2012 - Since the 90 second flavors started airing at :28 and :58 each hour, the 3-Day Extended Forecast once again displays during Day Planner and Weather Center Live, thus the 7-Day Forecast was discontinued during the 2-minute flavors and only appears during the 1-minute flavors each hour during Day Planner and Weather Center Live, and thus the 7-Day Forecast was discontinued in all flavors from 4:00am ET to 6:00am ET weekdays during First Outlook, and from 4:30am ET to 11:00am ET weekends during Weekend View. Though the 7-Day Forecast once again continued to air during the 2-minute flavors during Wake Up with Al and Your Weather Today (until November 9, 2012), at 4:28am ET after The Weather Classroom, and beginning November 12, 2012, the 7-Day Forecast appears in all flavors weekdays from 4:00am ET to 11:00am ET, and again from 5:00pm ET to 2:00am ET weeknights beginning February 18, 2013, and then all day beginning April 1, 2013, all during the 1-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
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-Present) 1:30 Current Conditions, Latest Observations, Radar, Regional Forecast, 36 Hour Forecast, Extended Forecast
K (July 2002-Present) 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-Present) 2:00 Current Conditions, Latest Observations, Radar, Daypart Forecast, Regional Forecast, 36 Hour Forecast, The Week Ahead
M (March 2002-Present) 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
Cobridge Communications
Ozark, AL		 34 Replaced a WeatherSTAR 4000 around 2005.
Suddenlink
Bullhead City, AZ
Charter Communications
Big Bear, CA[17]		 Marchfield, CA 46 . Unit displays Air Quality Forecast (:58) and Current Conditions Map (blank)
Time Warner Cable
Yucca Valley, CA
Baja Broadband
Estes Park, CO[18]		 Fort Collins, CO 11 5256
Comcast
Trinidad, CO[19]		 Trinidad, CO 24
Comcast
Lakeville, CT		 Salisbury, CT Confirmed in January 2011. Replaced a Weatherstar 4000 sometime after February 2007.
Comcast
Brandon, FL		 Tampa Int'l Airport 53 4687
Mediacom
Carroll, IA[20]		 Carroll, IA 57 1443
Project Mutual Telephone
Rupert, ID
Mediacom
Effingham, IL[21]		 Effingham, IL 26
Mediacom
Geneseo, IL
Mediacom
Mattoon, IL[22]		 Mattoon, IL 42 3465 Mattoon also utilizes an IntelliStar on Consolidated Communications.[23]
Mediacom
Peoria, IL		 See notes The observation site is a rare combination of Central Illinois/Peoria, IL/Bloomington, IL.
Madison Communications
Staunton, IL
Mediacom
Sullivan, IL[24]		 Champaign/Urbana, IL 26 6315
Mediacom
Angola, IN		 Coldwater, MI 42 3187
Insight Communications
Burlington, KY[25]		 Cincinnati, OH 30 187
Time Warner Cable
Georgetown, KY[26]		 Lexington, KY 27 1056
Comcast
Canton, MA		 Taunton, MA
Norwood Light Broadband
Norwood, MA		 Norwood MA 11
Comcast
Bad Axe, MI[27][28]		 Bad Axe, MI 31 2335 Replaced a STAR 4000 in 2006.
Charter Communications
Big Rapids, MI[29]		 Big Rapids, MI 30 2007
Charter Communications
Coldwater, MI[30]		 Coldwater, MI 36 5482
Charter Communications
Gaylord, MI[31]		 Bellaire, MI 26 2392
Charter Communications
Houghton Lake, MI[32]		 Houghton Lake, MI 49 1089
Charter Communications
Lapeer, MI		 Flint, MI 53 1297 This is the backup STAR for Charter in Monroe, MI.
Charter Communications
Ludington, MI[33]		 Ludington, MI 30 1498
Charter Communications
Petoskey, MI[34][35]		 Harbor Springs, MI 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, MI[36]		 Sault Ste Marie, MI 95 1624 Observation site used is from Sault Ste Marie's municipal airport, not nearby Chippewa Airport to the south.
Charter Communications
St Ignace, MI[37]		 Mackinac Island, MI 26 5779
Charter Communications
Traverse City, MI[38]		 Traverse City, MI 26 724
Charter Communications
Hannibal, MO[39]		 Quincy, IL 96 4876 Unit installed January 2005 to replace WeatherStar 4000. Unit remained when Charter Communications bought previous cable system, U.S. Cable.
Fidelity Communications
Rolla/Salem, MO[40]		 Vichy/Rolla, MO 17 1898
Charter Communications
Washington/Sullivan, MO		 Spirit STL Arpt, MO
Bresnan Communications INC
Havre, MT[41]		 Havre, MT
Charter Communications
Corolla, NC[42]		 Currituck, NC
Charter Communications
Marion, NC
Consolidated Telecommunications
Dickinson, ND[43]		 Dickinson, ND 21
Midcontinent Communications
Wahpeton, ND[44]		 Fargo, ND 22 TWC is on Channel 22 on Analog, 16.6 on Digital, 22.5 PSIP, 22 STB.
American Broadband
Blair, NE
Charter Communications
North Platte, NE
Time Warner Cable
Berlin, NH		 Berlin Municipal Airport
Comcast
Lincoln, NH		 Plymouth, NH Confirmed in January 2011.
Cable Artesia (PVT Networks)
Clovis-Cannon, NM[45]		 Artesia, NM 23 2632
Baja Broadband
Elko, NV
Provider unknown
Laughlin, NV
Time Warner Cable
Fulton, NY		 Fulton, NY 40 300 It is possible this unit was replaced with Intellistar 24828, currently in use in nearby Oswego, NY.
Grafton Cable
LaGrange, OH[46]		 17 Did not receive the 2005 graphics update. Replaced a 4000 sometime in late 2008/early 2009.
Time Warner Cable
Dunkirk, NY
Time Warner Cable
Piketon, OH
Time Warner Cable
Zanesville, OH
Wave Broadband
Aurora, OR
Charter Communications
North Bend/Coos Bay, OR[47]		 North Bend, OR 48
Charter Communications
The Dalles, OR[48]		 The Dalles, OR 5 9302
Charter Communications
Tillamook, OR		 Newport, OR 54 3970
Comcast
DuBois/Punxsutawney, PA[49]		 DuBois, PA 44 457
Coaxial Cable TV Corporation
Edinboro, PA		 Erie, PA
Armstrong Cable
Fawn Grove, PA		 York, PA
Time Warner Cable
Sharon, PA		 Youngstown, OH 25
Atlantic Broadband
Warren, PA		 Jamestown, NY 68 Backup site: Bradford PA
Comcast
Sevierville, TN[50]		 Knoxville, TN 18
Suddenlink
Andrews, TX
Grande Communications
Corinth, TX[51]		 Denton, TX 51 14181
Cox Communications
Mount Pleasant, TX
Insight Communications
Rockford, TX
Time Warner Cable
Zapata, TX		 Zapata, TX 52 Uses an IntelliStar stationed from Laredo, TX as backup.
Comcast
Provo, UT
Spanish Fork Community Network
Spanish Fork, UT
Suddenlink
Narrows, VA		 Bluefield, WV
Comcast
Bennington, VT[52]		 Bennington, VT 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, VT		 5925
Comcast
Waterbury, VT
Comcast
Bremerton, WA		 Bremerton, WA 78
Coast Access
Ocean Shores, WA		 Hoquiam, WA 27
Oconto Falls Cable TV
Oconto Falls, WI
Suddenlink
Princeton, WV		 Bluefield, WV Serves central northern Mercer County, WV and much of Summers County, WV
Shentel
Summersville, WV		 Lansing, WV 28 Weather data for Summersville in Nicholas County, WV. Observed in Lansing in Fayette County, WV to the south.
Rapid Communications
Weston, WV

See also

[53]

References

  1. ↑ Archived May 25, 2003 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Archived January 10, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ page 38 at the Wayback Machine (archived August 15, 2005)
  4. ↑ Weather Channel Brasil em 07/05/01 - YouTube
  5. ↑ http://twcdan.com/videos/general/11.html
  6. ↑ One Weatherscan only showed local radar products, but all reboots caused it to show a slide reading "Weather Star XL".
  7. ↑ Archived July 31, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ http://twctoday.com/TWCClassics/2002%205-5%20558pm%20XLV2%20Chazz.wmv
  9. ↑ Archived July 31, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Archived July 31, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Archived July 31, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Archived December 4, 2003 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Archived July 31, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Archived July 31, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Archived June 29, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ WeatherSTAR XL: Ancillary (Best of Times) - Yvonne Ayers - YouTube
  17. ↑ Marchfield Weatherstar XL with Air Quality Forecast - YouTube
  18. ↑ Estes Park XL #1 (REAL!) - YouTube
  19. ↑ TWC Local Forecast: Trinidad, Colorado 5/21/08 - YouTube
  20. ↑ The Weather Channel - Carroll, Iowa Weatherstar XL error - YouTube
  21. ↑ YouTube
  22. ↑ WeatherSTAR XL: Searching - Ryan Farish - YouTube
  23. ↑ The intellistar for my area - YouTube
  24. ↑ Another WeatherSTAR XL discovered! - YouTube
  25. ↑ Cincinnati WeatherStar XL V3 11/06/08 - YouTube
  26. ↑ Georgetown, KY WeatherStar XL- 6:58 PM 7/18/10 - YouTube
  27. ↑ Bad Axe Weatherstar XL- Hurricane Ike Local Forecast (Video 1) - YouTube
  28. ↑ Bad Axe Weatherstar XL- 7/05/09 12:58 AM EDT - YouTube
  29. ↑ Big Rapids Weatherstar XL- 11/05/11 4:57 PM EDT - YouTube
  30. ↑ Coldwater, MI WeatherStar XL - 8/14/10 1:58 PM - YouTube
  31. ↑ Gaylord Weatherstar XL- 9/05/10 6:28 PM EDT - YouTube
  32. ↑ Houghton Lake Weatherstar XL- 4/06/09 6:58 AM EDT - YouTube
  33. ↑ Ludington Weatherstar XL Cuing Error- 3/12/11 4:58 PM EST - YouTube
  34. ↑ Petoskey Weatherstar XL- 8/31/08 8:58 PM EDT - YouTube
  35. ↑ Petoskey Weatherstar XL- 10/31/09 LAT48's - YouTube
  36. ↑ Sault Ste. Marie Weatherstar XL- 6/11/10 - YouTube
  37. ↑ St. Ignace Weatherstar XL- 9/06/09 CC Narration/Almanac Error - YouTube
  38. ↑ Traverse City Weatherstar XL- 5/27/10 7:39 PM EDT - YouTube
  39. ↑ WeatherSTAR XL - Another 3-Day Forecast May 5, 2007 12:48PMA - YouTube
  40. ↑ YouTube
  41. ↑ TWC Local Forecast: Havre, Montana 6/28/09 - YouTube
  42. ↑ WeatherStar XL Corolla, NC - YouTube
  43. ↑ TWC Local Forecast: Dickinson, North Dakota 7/9/07 - YouTube
  44. ↑ TWC Local Forecast: Wahpeton, North Dakota 2/16/09 - YouTube
  45. ↑ Cheesy Vids VI - Local on the Eights - YouTube
  46. ↑ http://www.twcclassics.com/forums/topic/9789-surprise-discovery-in-lagrange-oh/page__pid__159501__st__0&#entry159501
  47. ↑ YouTube
  48. ↑ TWC WeatherSTAR XL- The Dalles, OR- June 22, 2011- 5:58AM PDT - YouTube
  49. ↑ WeatherSTAR XL V3 Part 3 - YouTube
  50. ↑ Local on the 8's - YouTube
  51. ↑ WeatherStar XL 11/27/08-1:58pm - YouTube
  52. ↑ 05201 WxStar XL: 8/8/2012 10:28pm EDT - YouTube
  53. ↑ http://support.weather.com/affiliates/tech_support/Index.cfm?fuseaction=Star_XL

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