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WeatherStar (sometimes rendered Weather Star or WeatherSTAR; "STAR" being an acronym for Satellite Transponder Addressable Receiver)[1] is the technology used by American cable and satellite television network The Weather Channel (TWC) to generate its local forecast segments—branded as Local on the 8s (LOT8s) since 2002 and previously from 1996 to 1998—on cable and IPTV systems nationwide. The hardware takes the form of a computerized unit installed at a cable system's headend. It receives, generates, and inserts local forecasts and other weather information,[2] including weather advisories and warnings, into TWC's national programming.
- ^ "Television Star Page". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ^ Batten, Frank; Cruikshank, Jeffrey L. (2002). The Weather Channel: The Improbable Rise of a Media Phenomenon. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. p. 117. ISBN 1-57851-559-9. OCLC 48796254.