NBC Weather Plus Totally Explained

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NBC Weather Plus is a 24-hour, commercially-sponsored, weather-oriented broadcast/cable television network jointly owned by NBC Universal and its broadcast affiliates of NBC. It debuted on November 15 2004 and is the first-ever 24/7, all-digital national-local broadcast network. NBC Weather Plus was headquartered at MSNBC former World Headquarters in Secaucus, New Jersey. NBC Weather Plus moved to CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 27, 2007. The service is broadcast on digital subchannels of certain NBC affiliates in the United States and is available on digital cable systems. NBC Weather Plus' main competitor is The Weather Channel and AccuWeather's The Local AccuWeather Channel.

About NBC Weather Plus

As a joint venture between NBC and its affiliates, NBC Weather Plus features a balance of national and local coverage. Live broadcasts are aired throughout the day from national and NBC-affiliated local meteorologists, along with a mix of real-time video, meteorological reports and dynamic graphics. When severe weather breaks, affiliate stations may decide to forego the national forecast to continue with their local reporting; this local reporting, in turn, may be picked up by the national channel to show breaking severe weather news and images across the country.
The channel's staff also provides weather updates for fellow NBC Universal cable channels CNBC and MSNBC, and MSNBC airs 'sample' hours of the channel in holiday periods during the morning hours. In addition, Weather Plus is promoted during Football Night in America, and is used to provide gametime temperature and conditions for the later NBC Sunday Night Football game. Increasingly during times of significant national weather events (such as a major winter storm system), Weather Plus meteorologists will appear live on NBC Nightly News to provide analysis.

Local forecasts

Programming

The local forecasts are the part of NBC Weather Plus' programming schedule which viewers see the current conditions and local forecast for their respective area. These forecasts are usually shown after most national forecast segments. Pre-recorded weather segments featuring local weather information from meteorologists of local NBC affiliates are shown proceeding weather information.
Viewers can see current weather conditions for their location and surrounding areas, weather forecasts, doppler radars of the region, and the day's actual high and low temperatures. WNBC in New York was the test station for NBC Weather Plus. Internet viewers who see the national feed, including those areas which weatherplus.com and nbcweatherplus.com doesn't supply a certain city's Weather Plus feed, things are different for its viewers. During this time, the segment includes daily forecasts for each region of the United States and satellite loops and Doppler radars of the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest, and Southwest, respectively.
Music for the local forecasts comes mostly from commercially available music, including those composed by 615 Music, who composed the music package used by NBC Weather Plus.

The "L" Bar

NBC Weather Plus uses an "L-Bar" across the left side third and bottom third of the screen to continuously air local weather information, even during commercial breaks, national weather, and NBC Weather Plus University.
The left side of the bar is reserved for sponsorship of Weather Plus programming on the top left (sponsors of NBC Weather Plus' programming is more often seen on local feeds), the middle left displays the sky condition, temperature, wind speed/direction and humidity for each city and the bottom left is reserved for station identification (on local feeds, featuring the NBC affiliate's logo augmented above the Weather Plus portion of the logo) and current time is on the lower left.
The cycle for each city's weather information display are as follows:

The current condition display cycle for one city runs for 30 seconds.
The 24-hour forecast cycle runs 15 seconds.
The five-day forecast cycle runs 15 seconds.

However, the above doesn't hold true for the left side of the L-Bar on Sacramento NBC affiliate KCRA. Instead, the current conditions cycle continuously and the time is on the right-hand side in the lower-third.
   The bottom of the bar to the right of the time and station ID displays the forecast for the next 24 hours featuring sky condition, temperature and estimated precipitation, followed by the five day forecast showing sky condition and predicted high and low temperatures. Occasionally, the current conditions display shows the icons telling the sky condition with the icon displaying sun despite it being nighttime. This also occurs on The Weather Channel but usually only in the hour following sunset. Not all cities where the current conditions are displayed on the left side of the "L" bar feature that city's forecast and may instead use the conditions of the closest reporting station to that community. Example: Dallas NBC affiliate KXAS' Weather Plus feed displays the current conditions for Alliance Airport but shows the forecast for Dallas-Fort Worth.
   Digital television and cable viewers can see current weather conditions and weather forecasts for their location and surrounding areas, while internet viewers who see the national feed instead of a local feed, the bar displays current conditions and daily forecasts for 50 U.S. cities.
   To fullfill FCC E/I requirements, NBC Weather Plus shows Weather Plus U, continuing to show the L-Bar on air during educational programming.

Online services

In early 2006, NBC Weather Plus launched its online component, www.nbcweatherplus.com and www.weatherplus.com both of which highlight on-air content, provide up-to-the-minute local forecasting, and cover additional weather-related stories. Many NBC affiliates carrying NBC Weather Plus also broadcast their local feeds on their respective websites and at nbcweatherplus.com and weatherplus.com

Personalities

Current on-camera meteorologists

Gary Archibald

Samantha Davies

Bill Karins

Raphael Miranda

Jackie Meretsky

Britta Merwin

Jim Nichols

Jeff Ranieri

Todd Santos

Former on-camera meteorologists

Ibby Carothers

Kristen Cornett

Elise Finch

Michelle Grossman

Sean McLaughlin

Byron Miranda

Programming schedule

Source: NBC Weather Plus. The following list is the current programming lineup provided by NBC Weather Plus (as of September 2007).

Time	Show
Top of hour-:04 past the half-hour	Local Weather
:04-:06 past the half-hour	Coast To Coast Forecast
:07.30-:09.30 past the half-hour	Local Weather
:09.30-:13.30 past the half-hour	Severe Weather Outlook
:15-:19 past the half-hour	Local Weather
:19-:21 past the half-hour	Plus Five Forecast
:22.30-:24.30: past the half-hour	Local Weather

Affiliates

DMA	Market	NBC Weather Plus Affiliate	Digital subchannel	Digital cable channel	Station Owner
#1	New York City	WNBC 4	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 161 Comcast 248 RCN 189 Cablevision 109 (NY/NJ), 118 (CT) FIOS 860 (NY/NJ)	NBC O&O
#2	Los Angeles	KNBC 4	DT+2	Charter Communications 304 Comcast 193 Cox Communications 804 Time Warner 1194	NBC O&O
#3	Chicago	WMAQ-TV 5	DT+2	Comcast 194 RCN 190 WOW! Internet Cable Phone 130	NBC O&O
#4	Philadelphia	WCAU (TV) 10	DT+2	Comcast 248	NBC O&O
#5	Dallas-Ft. Worth	KXAS-TV 5	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 365 Charter Communications 105	NBC/LIN TV
#6	San Francisco	KNTV 11	DT+2	Comcast 186	NBC O&O
#7	Boston	WHDH-TV 7	DT+2	Comcast 297	Sunbeam Television
#8	Atlanta	WXIA-TV 11	DT+2	Comcast 211	Gannett
#9	Washington, D.C.	WRC-TV 4	DT+2	Comcast 208 Cox Communications 803	NBC O&O
#10	Houston	KPRC-TV 2	DT+2	Comcast 320	Post-Newsweek Stations
#11	Detroit	WDIV-TV 4	DT+2	Comcast 249	Post-Newsweek
#12	Tampa	WFLA-TV 8	DT+2	Bright House 607 Knology 133 Comcast 243	Media General
#13	Phoenix	KPNX 12	DT+2	Cox Communications 83 Qwest Choice TV 66	Gannett
#14	Seattle	KING-TV 5	DT+2	Comcast 115 Millennium Digital Media 108	Belo
#15	Minneapolis-St. Paul	KARE 11	DT+2	Comcast 249 Time Warner Cable 1112 Charter Communications 391	Gannett
#16	Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL	WTVJ 6	DT+2	Comcast 250	NBC O&O
#17	Cleveland	WKYC-TV 3	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 522 Cox Communications 211 Comcast 208 WOW! Internet Cable Phone 130	Gannett
#18	Denver	KUSA 9	DT+2	Comcast 249	Gannett
#19	Orlando	WESH 2	DT+2	Brighthouse Networks 1021	Hearst-Argyle
#20	Sacramento	KCRA-TV 3	DT+2	Comcast 193	Hearst-Argyle
#21	St. Louis	KSDK 5	DT+2	Charter Communications 127	Gannett
#22	Pittsburgh	WPXI 11	DT+2	Comcast 208 Armstrong 445 Former Adelphia 111	Cox Enterprises
#23	Portland	KGW 8	DT+2	Comcast 308	Belo
#24	Baltimore	WBAL 11	DT+2	Comcast 208	Hearst-Argyle
#26	Charlotte	WCNC 36	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 221	Belo
#27	San Diego	KNSD 39	DT+2	Cox Communications 107 Time Warner Cable 253	NBC/LIN TV
#28	Hartford-New Haven, CT	WVIT 30	DT+2	Comcast 248 Cox 800 Cablevision 109	NBC O&O
#29	Raleigh-Durham, NC	WNCN 17	DT+2	Time Warner 219	Media-General
#31	Kansas City	KSHB-TV 41	DT+2	TBA	E.W. Scripps
#32	Columbus	WCMH-TV 4	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 80 Insight Communications 100 WOW! Internet Cable Phone 130	Media General
#33	Cincinnati	WLWT 5	DT+2	Insight Communications 431 Time Warner Cable 906	Hearst-Argyle
#34	Milwaukee	WTMJ-TV 4	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 104	Journal Broadcast Group
#35	Salt Lake City	KSL-TV 5	DT+2	Comcast 153	Bonneville International
#36	Greenville/Spartanburg, SC/Asheville, NC	WYFF 4	DT+2	Charter Communications 244	Hearst-Argyle
#37	San Antonio	WOAI-TV 4	DT+2	Time Warner 80 GVTC 130 Grande Communications 130	Clear Channel
#38	West Palm Beach	WPTV 5	DT+2	Comcast 216	E.W. Scripps
#40	Birmingham	WVTM 13	DT+2	Bright House Networks 183 Charter 653	Media-General
#41	Lanchester	WGAL 8	DT+2	Comcast 248 Blue Ridge Cable 136	Hearst-Argyle
#43	Las Vegas	KVBC 3	DT?	Cox Communications 124	Sunbelt Communications Company
#44	Memphis	WMC-TV 5	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 4	Raycom Media
#45	Albuquerque-Santa Fe	KOB-TV 4	DT+2	Comcast 208	Hubbard Broadcasting
#45	Oklahoma City	KFOR-TV 4	DT+2	Cox Communications 247	The New York Times Company
#47	Greensboro	WXII 12	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 541	Hearst-Argyle
#48	Louisville	WAVE (TV) 3	DT+2	Insight Communications 128 Frankfort Plant Board Digital 150	Raycom Media
#49	Buffalo	WGRZ 2	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 114 Time Warner Cable of Olean 111	Gannett
#50	Jacksonville	WTLV 12	DT+2	Comcast 201	Gannett
#51	Providence	WJAR 10	DT+2	Cox Communications 800 Comcast 750 Full Channel 190	Media General
#54	New Orleans	WDSU-TV 6	DT+2	Cox Communications 108 Charter Communications 183	Hearst-Argyle
#55	Fresno	KSEE 24	DT+2	Comcast 195	Granite Broadcasting
#56	Albany	WNYT (TV) 13	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 556 Adelphia 169 Berkshire Digital Cable 713	Hubbard Broadcasting
#59	Mobile/Pensacola	WPMI-TV 15	DT+2	Cox Communications 716 Comcast 194	Clear Channel
#60	Knoxville	WBIR-TV 10	DT+2	Comcast 196 Charter Communications 196	Gannett
#61	Richmond	WWBT 12	DT+2	Comcast 208 FIOS 860	Raycom Media
#62	Tulsa	KJRH 2	DT+2	Cox Communications 222	Scripps-Howard Broadcasting
#64	Fort Myers	WBBH-TV 20	DT+2	Comcast 247	Waterman Broadcasting Corporation
#69	Green Bay	WGBA 26	Unknown	TBA	Journal Broadcast Group
#71	Toledo	WNWO 24	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 80 Buckeye CableSystem 626	Barrington Broadcasting
#72	Honolulu	KHNL 13	DT?	TBA	Raycom
#73	Des Moines	WHO-TV 13	DT+2	Mediacom 246	Local TV, LLC
#74	Portland	WCSH 6	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 166	Gannett
#76	Springfield	KYTV (TV) 3	DT+3	Mediacom (channel unknown)	Schurz Communications
#77	Spokane	KHQ-TV 6	DT+2	Comcast 114	The KHQ Television Group
#78	Rochester	WHEC 10	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 110	Hubbard Broadcasting
#79	Syracuse	WSTM 3	DT+3	Time Warner Cable 133	Barrington Broadcasting
#83	Columbia	WIS 10	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 806	Raycom Media
#84	Huntsville	WAFF (TV) 48	DT+2	Comcast 194 Knology 133 Mediacom 99	Raycom Media
#86	Chattanooga	WRCB 3	DT?	Comcast 244 Charter Communications 196	Sarkes-Tarzian, Inc.
#87	Jackson	WLBT 3	DT?	Time Warner Cable 102	Raycom Media
#89	Waterloo/Cedar Rapids, IA	KWWL 7	DT+2	Mediacom 22 & 107 Cedar Falls Utilities 11	Quincy Newspapers
#90	Burlington	WPTZ 5	DT+2	Burlington Telecom 305	Hearst-Argyle
#90	White-River Junction/Lebanon	WNNE 31 (coming soon)	DT+2	TBA	Hearst-Argyle
#91	Brownsville	KVEO 23	DT+2		Communications Corp of America
#93	Baton Rouge	WVLA 33	DT+2	Cox Communications 133	White Knight Broadcasting
#95	Waco / Temple	KCEN 6	DT+2		Frank Mayborn Enterprises, Inc.
#96	Peoria	WEEK-TV 25	DT+2	Insight Communications 138	Granite Broadcasting
#98	Johnstown	WJAC-TV 6	DT+2	Atlantic Broadband 11 Former Adelphia 106	Cox Enterprises
#99	El Paso	KTSM 9	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 1302	Communications Corp of America
#106	Fort Wayne	WISE-TV 33	DT+3	Comcast 249	Granite Broadcasting Corporation
#110	Reno	KRNV 4	DT+2	Charter Communications 224	Sunbelt Communications Company
#111	Tyler	KETK 56	DT+2	Suddenlink 222	Communications Corp of America
#113	Traverse City/Cheboyan	WPBN/WTOM 7/4	WPBN DT+3	Charter Communications 201	Barrington Broadcasting
#115	Sioux Falls	KDLT 46	Secondary Affiliate and on DT+2		Red River Broadcasting
#117	Montgomery	WSFA 12	DT+2	Brighthouse Networks 213 / 228 Knology 121 Charter Communications 183	Raycom Media
#122	Santa Barbera	KSBY (TV) 6	DT+3	Unknown	Cordeilla Communications
#124	Salinas	KSBW 8	DT+2	Comcast channel 186	Hearst-Argyle
#126	Yakima	KNDO 23	DT+2		The KHQ Television Group
#126	Kennewick/Pasco/Richland	KNDU 25	DT+3	TBA	The KHQ Television Group
#130	Chico, CA	KNVN 24	DT+2	Comcast TBD Charter TBD	Evans Broadcasting
#131	Amarillo	KAMR-TV 4	DT+2	Suddenlink 413	Nexstar Broadcasting
#136	Wilmington	WECT 6	DT+2	Time Warner Cable 939	Raycom Media
#137	Duluth	KBJR 6	DT+3	TBA	Granite Broadcasting
#139	Columbia	KOMU-TV 8	DT+2	Mediacom 247	University of Missouri–Columbia
#145	Albany	WALB 10	DT+2	Mediacom 26	Raycom Media
#147	Lubbock	KCBD 11	DT+2	Cox Communications 112	Raycom
#152	Bangor	WLBZ 2	DT+2	TBA	Gannett
#155	Steubenville/Wheeling	WTOV 9	DT+3	Comcast 208	Cox Enterprises
#163	Pocatello	KPVI 6	DT+2	TBA	Sunbelt Communications Company
#165	Hattiesburg/Laurel	WDAM 7	DT+3	TBD	Raycom
#170	Billings	KULR 8	DT?	TBA	Max Media
#175	Lake Charles/Lafayette	KPLC-TV 7	DT+2	Cox Communications 247 (Lafayette), LUS Fiber TBD (Lafayette)	Raycom
#178	Marquette, MI	WLUC 6	DT+2	Charter Communications 306	Barrington Broadcasting
#181	Charlottesville	WVIR 29	DT+2	Comcast 208	Waterman Broadcasting Corporation
#194	Bend	KTVZ 21	DT+4	TBA	News-Press & Gazette Company
#196	Lima	WLIO 35	DT+3	TBA	Block Communications

All Verizon FiOS subscribers can watch NBC Weather Plus on channel 860.

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