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1. Cost. It was removed here when we had cable 10 years ago

Reply to Number9Dream (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:47 PM

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The Weather Channel (owned by Byron Allen) and Comcast especially have been going at it for years. Each station on a cable package costs about 5 cents per customer if memory serves. TWC won’t give in to Cable companies wanting it for less.

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The Weather Channel has been removed from our cable - Why? [View all] Number9Dream Monday OP

Cost. It was removed here when we had cable 10 years ago underpants Monday #1

Thanks... I did not know that Number9Dream Monday #2

They use adding channels as a reason to up-price your bill underpants Monday #9

go to the sourcee. weather.gov msongs Monday #3

My fear with wx.gov is the orange one will cut it's funding so much it will be just as good as a wet finger in the air.. mitch96 Monday #10

Weather Channel in my locale also just removed from my cable provider as well. No Vested Interest Monday #4

Our cable dropped The Weather Channel like, 3 years ago, and I still can't deal with the "new" a kennedy Monday #5

I just turned TWC on and it's still here. I have it on Comcast/Infinity. I've been watching Ryan Hall Y'all Deuxcents Monday #6

Just looked over and saw mine was still there. Xavier Breath Monday #7

We quit watching TWC after their map was rebranded with Gulf of America. Tikki Monday #8