Local on the 8s (or the Local Forecast) is a program segment that airs on the American network The Weather Channel. It provides viewers with information on current and forecasted weather conditions for their respective area; a version of this segment is also available on the channel's national satellite feed that features forecasts for each region of the United States. The name comes from the timing of the segment, as airs at timeslots that end in "8" (examples: 9:18 and 12:48); because of this manner of scheduling, the forecast segments air on the channel in ten-minute intervals. From 2006-2013, each forecast segment had usually been preceded by a promo for one of The Weather Channel's programs or services, leading into the segment with the announcer stating "And now, your Local on the 8s". On November 12, 2013, the promo segment was replaced by an intro that was built into the Local on the 8s segment. As of April 2018, the segment airs at approximately :18 past each hour. It also usually airs at approximately :48 past each hour during live Weather Channel broadcasts. On July 11, 2023, the music for Local on the 8s was replaced with band and jazz music.
The Weather Channel has carried a local weather forecast segment since the network was launched on May 2, 1982. The segments were originally seen either every five minutes or eight times an hour at various times (airing more frequently in the morning and less frequently at night). The structure of scheduling the segments six times an hour at times ending in "8" was implemented in mid-1995. The "Local on the 8s" name was first used on April 21, 1996 to coincide with a sweeping revamp of the channel's on-air presentation; The Weather Channel filed for a trademark on the name on June 24, 1997. The name has caused confusion in the New York Citymarket, as the now-separately owned television and radio combination of WCBS-TV and WCBS Newsradio 880 use "traffic and weather on the 8s" to refer to the combined traffic and weather segments featured on those stations (which appear on WCBS-TV only during its morning newscasts and on WCBS radio at all hours).
Forecasts are generated by a WeatherStar machine, a proprietary hardware system in the form of a computerized unit that is installed in a headend at the facilities of local pay television providers that carry the channel. Weather information is received from the vertical blanking interval of the TWC video feed and from data transmitted via satellite, which is then sent to the WeatherStar unit that inserts the localized data over the TWC feed. The WeatherStar systems are capable of adding or removing segments shown within the main local forecast segment, with the common exception of the extended forecast; these customized segments are referred to as "flavors," which allow variabilities in the weather graphics displayed during each local forecast segment, resulting in certain types of specialized weather data appearing only at specific times or lengths. As of April 2013[update], the length of these flavors is uniformly one minute; flavor lengths previously varied between 30 seconds and two minutes prior to April 2013 and extended flavors of three to six minutes were previously included between the late 1980s and the mid-1990s.
As of April 2018, the segment airs at approximately :18 past each hour. It also usually airs at approximately :48 past each hour during live Weather Channel broadcasts.
On June 26, 2023, TWC announced an hour-long feature called “Retro 8s”, which is based off of the era in the 1990s. It features the same band and jazz music recently introduced, and mimics the many varieties of music back before the IntelliStar update in 2008. The remastered graphics are all inspired by the WeatherStar 4000.[1]
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Pop and smooth jazz music is regularly played during the "Local on the 8s" segments;[2] the music that is heard over the national feed's forecast segments is also transmitted over the localized segments generated by the STAR headend units. The Weather Channel released its own Smooth Jazz CD in 2007, The Weather Channel Presents: The Best of Smooth Jazz, based on collections of popular music played during the "Local On the 8s" segments. It peaked at #1 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz charts that year.[3]
^Wassell, Kayla (June 29, 2023). "The Weather Channel Is Bringing Back Its Classic On The 8s Retro Look". Cord Cutters News. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^"Meet weather's music man: 'Local on the 8s' features lots of tunes". The News Press. October 25, 2004. ProQuest 382260684. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
^. Billboard Magazine. Archived from the original on April 4, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
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Local on the 8s or the Local Forecast is a program segment that airs on the American network The Weather Channel It provides viewers with information on current and forecasted weather conditions for their respective area a version of this segment is also available on the channel s national satellite feed that features forecasts for each region of the United States The name comes from the timing of the segment as airs at timeslots that end in 8 examples 9 18 and 12 48 because of this manner of scheduling the forecast segments air on the channel in ten minute intervals From 2006 2013 each forecast segment had usually been preceded by a promo for one of The Weather Channel s programs or services leading into the segment with the announcer stating And now your Local on the 8s On November 12 2013 the promo segment was replaced by an intro that was built into the Local on the 8s segment As of April 2018 the segment airs at approximately 18 past each hour It also usually airs at approximately 48 past each hour during live Weather Channel broadcasts On July 11 2023 the music for Local on the 8s was replaced with band and jazz music Local on the 8sAlso known asLocal Forecast 1982 1996 1998 2002 Created byThe Weather ChannelBased onWeather forecastNarrated byDan Chandler 1987 1995 Allen Jackson 2000 2015 a Beau Weaver 2012 b Jim Cantore 2010 present c ComposerVariousCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionRunning timeVarying from 30 seconds to 5 minutes 1982 1998 1 2 minutes 1998 2013 1 minute 2013 2023 45 seconds 2023 present ReleaseOriginal networkThe Weather ChannelOriginal releaseMay 2 1982 1982 05 02 present Contents 1 History 2 Music 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Weather Channel has carried a local weather forecast segment since the network was launched on May 2 1982 The segments were originally seen either every five minutes or eight times an hour at various times airing more frequently in the morning and less frequently at night The structure of scheduling the segments six times an hour at times ending in 8 was implemented in mid 1995 The Local on the 8s name was first used on April 21 1996 to coincide with a sweeping revamp of the channel s on air presentation The Weather Channel filed for a trademark on the name on June 24 1997 The name has caused confusion in the New York City market as the now separately owned television and radio combination of WCBS TV and WCBS Newsradio 880 use traffic and weather on the 8s to refer to the combined traffic and weather segments featured on those stations which appear on WCBS TV only during its morning newscasts and on WCBS radio at all hours Forecasts are generated by a WeatherStar machine a proprietary hardware system in the form of a computerized unit that is installed in a headend at the facilities of local pay television providers that carry the channel Weather information is received from the vertical blanking interval of the TWC video feed and from data transmitted via satellite which is then sent to the WeatherStar unit that inserts the localized data over the TWC feed The WeatherStar systems are capable of adding or removing segments shown within the main local forecast segment with the common exception of the extended forecast these customized segments are referred to as flavors which allow variabilities in the weather graphics displayed during each local forecast segment resulting in certain types of specialized weather data appearing only at specific times or lengths As of April 2013 update the length of these flavors is uniformly one minute flavor lengths previously varied between 30 seconds and two minutes prior to April 2013 and extended flavors of three to six minutes were previously included between the late 1980s and the mid 1990s As of April 2018 the segment airs at approximately 18 past each hour It also usually airs at approximately 48 past each hour during live Weather Channel broadcasts On June 26 2023 TWC announced an hour long feature called Retro 8s which is based off of the era in the 1990s It features the same band and jazz music recently introduced and mimics the many varieties of music back before the IntelliStar update in 2008 The remastered graphics are all inspired by the WeatherStar 4000 1 Music editPop and smooth jazz music is regularly played during the Local on the 8s segments 2 the music that is heard over the national feed s forecast segments is also transmitted over the localized segments generated by the STAR headend units The Weather Channel released its own Smooth Jazz CD in 2007 The Weather Channel Presents The Best of Smooth Jazz based on collections of popular music played during the Local On the 8s segments It peaked at 1 on Billboard s Top Contemporary Jazz charts that year 3 See also editWeatherStar WeatherscanNotes edit Only on IntelliStar and WeatherSTAR XL systems Only on WeatherSTAR XL system Only on IntelliSTAR 2 systems References edit Wassell Kayla June 29 2023 The Weather Channel Is Bringing Back Its Classic On The 8s Retro Look Cord Cutters News Retrieved July 27 2023 Meet weather s music man Local on the 8s features lots of tunes The News Press October 25 2004 ProQuest 382260684 Retrieved June 15 2022 Chart history for The Weather Channel Presents The Best of Smooth Jazz Billboard Magazine Archived from the original on April 4 2009 Retrieved May 28 2008 External links editThe Weather Channel nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Local on the 8s Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Local on the 8s amp oldid 1171221310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
