Allen Media station WTVA in Tupelo Mississippi said that the station owner has reversed its decision to stop producing some weather forecasts locally and lay off staff. The NBC and ABC affiliate referenced community reaction to the original news that the station group would hub its weather forecasts in Atlanta and lay off meteorologists, saying,...

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Allen Media Decides to Keep Some Local Meteorologists Where They Are

Allen Media Group is reportedly reversing its controversial plan to axe local meteorologists and replace them with a Weather Channel feed after facing heated backlash from loyal viewers.

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Allen Media reportedly won’t fire local meteorologists after loyal viewer backlash: ‘Greedy, damn cheap’

The move could have impacted jobs at stations in Huntsville and Montgomery.

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Allen Media makes about-face on Weather Channel handling Huntsville, Tupelo coverage

Allen Media's plans to create a national hub for its local stations at Atlanta's Weather Channel has been reversed for some of its local markets.

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Allen Media plan for Weather Channel hub for local TV stations partially reversed

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TUPELO - Sources with knowledge of the situation indicate Allen Media Group may be reversing its decision to replace local meteorologists with centralized hub forecasts from The Weather Channel.

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Storm blows over? Allen Media may be reversing decision for WTVA, others

On Monday (1/20), a change was poised to come across all of Allen Media Group‘s broadcast TV stations that attracted much attention. Specifically, the outsourcing of local weather forecasts on AMG station newscasts to sibling operation The Weather Channel was announced. While the Byron Allen-controlled AMG heralded the “groundbreaking” initiative and “innovative partnership” between two co-owned media businesses, it appears viewer derision and w…

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Station group rescinds move to use Weather Channel forecasters after negative viewer feedback

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Allen Media Group Scraps Plan to Replace Local TV Meteorologists

In a surprising turn of events, Allen Media Group (AMG), the parent company of The Weather Channel and owner of 28 network television stations across the US, appears to be reversing its controversial decision to eliminate local meteorologists in favor of centralized forecasts from Atlanta. Update: Allen Media Group declined to comment on these reports. […] The post Allen Media Group Reportedly Backtracks on Replacing Local Meteorologists with We…

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Allen Media Group Reportedly Backtracks on Replacing Local Meteorologists with Weather Channel Broadcasts

Allen Media Group has decided not to proceed with its initial plan to terminate or reassign nearly 100 local meteorologists following significant public outrage. As AFROTECH previously reported, the media company owned by Byron Allen planned to eliminate meteorologists at over 36 local television stations and replace them with pre-recorded forecasts from a hub of The Weather Channel, which was acquired for $300 million in 2018.  However, on Frid…

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Allen Media Group Reverses Plan That Was Set To Terminate Or Reassign Nearly 100 Local Meteorologists Following Backlash

The logo of the Weather Channel. (Image courtesy Allen Media Group, Graphic by The Desk) Allen Media Group has reversed some of its plans to lay off more than 100 local television meteorologists and outsource regional weather forecasts to its production facilities in Atlanta, The Desk has learned. Last week, executives at Allen Media said they intended to build a new regional TV weather forecast center at The Weather Channel’s studios in Atlanta…

Allen Media Decides to Keep Some Local Meteorologists Where They Are

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