Have you seen our 2 News WeatherPlus? I've been a big fan of it since we
started it back in October of 2007. Sadly not all cable companies carry it, but with
the new digital conversion many folks are seeing it for the first time.
It is on KJRH Digital Chanel 2.2. You will receive much more local weather than
The Weather Channel and with the "L Bar" you always get to see local weather.
Plus it's up and running 24 hours a day. When we built it, we took the time to add many
of our cameras from different communities, more forecasts and current conditions than just Tulsa.
As you may know, NBC started WeatherPlus. Later NBC decided to buy The Weather Channel. Then NBC decided to shut down WeatherPlus at the end of this year. Our management, wanting to serve our viewers made the decision not to shut down
our WeatherPlus, but keep it going.
The national content that was once provided by national on camera meteorologists
was replaced by maps and music a couple of months ago. In fact, that is what
you will see for the next week.
In the last two weeks we have been working hard on building graphics to get
ready for the change over. Here is the cool thing about it, we have expanded the
local weather segments from our meteorologists, and kept the customized forecasts
for; Tulsa, Pryor, Broken Arrow, Bartlesville, Okmulgee, Coffeyville, McAlester,
Mannford, Henryetta, and Claremore.
The music will change, some of the look will change, but it will be there
for you anytime you need it. If you've not seen it, check it out. 2News Weather
Plus is on Cox Cable, in Tulsa, at Channel 222. But even if you don't have
cable, you can now catch it on the antenna at 2.2 digital.
After the Christmas break, I want to add more maps, maybe an almanac,
this date in history, and additional content that viewers may find helpful. Any
ideas you have, I would love to hear them.
Take care,
Dan