COMCAST CABLE TUNING IN WEATHER, TUNING OUT FOOD.Byline: Terry Kanakri Daily News Staff Writer Cuisine will make way for cumulus cumulus: see cloud. clouds on cable television as the Food Channel exits and the Weather Channel enters in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . Comcast Cablevision officials said one of the reasons the Weather Channel will make its debut March 31 on Channel 3 is that there have been many requests from city cable subscribers. "The Weather Channel was one of the most requested channels from the people of Simi Valley, so we thought this was an opportunity to give them what they wanted," said Comcast spokesman Steve Rosenthal. But the main reason for the change is a clause in a contract which prohibits Comcast from carrying the Food Channel only on a part-time basis. The Food Channel shares the airwaves on Channel 3 with KEYT-TV from Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. . Rosenthal said the Weather Channel agreed to share Channel 3 with KEYT, and will be shown 16 to 18 hours per day. Longtime cable subscriber Teresa Jordan said she is looking forward to tuning in tuning in, v process in which a therapeutic touch practitioner centers himself or herself so as to be aligned with or “in tune” with a healing energy “frequency,” so that the patient may choose to join the practitioner (tune the Weather Channel because she has heard some interesting reviews. "I hear they go into thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. where lightning has even struck their cars, and then I hear they chase tornadoes," she said. "It sounds amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. . It's a different kind of adventure than feeding our stomachs." Rosenthal said the Weather Channel has been a hot request for several reasons. "People travel and they have airline schedules and a lot of people like to know what the weather is like back home," he explained. |
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