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Number9Dream

(1,878 posts) Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:40 PM Mar 9

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

When we discovered that The Weather Channel was being eliminated from our cable TV supplier, I emailed them to ask not to remove it.
They sent me the following reply: "I do apologize for the inconvenience, but we have no control over which networks decide to stay or leave the lineup. The lineup is created and assembled by the networks themselves – we simply provide the signal to the given networks."

I don't understand this. Are they saying that TWC chose to remove themselves from our cable? Why would they do that? That makes no sense to me. Is there someone on DU who can explain the workings of "networks" and cable TV? Why can I no longer see TWC?

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The Weather Channel has been removed from our cable - Why? [View all] Number9Dream Mar 9 OP

Cost. It was removed here when we had cable 10 years ago underpants Mar 9 #1

Thanks... I did not know that Number9Dream Mar 9 #2

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

go to the sourcee. weather.gov msongs Mar 9 #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 Mar 9 #10

Weather Channel in my locale also just removed from my cable provider as well. No Vested Interest Mar 9 #4

Our cable dropped The Weather Channel like, 3 years ago, and I still can't deal with the "new" a kennedy Mar 9 #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 Mar 9 #6

Just looked over and saw mine was still there. Xavier Breath Mar 9 #7

We quit watching TWC after their map was rebranded with Gulf of America. Tikki Mar 9 #8