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'''Weather Star XL''' is the fifth generation of the [[WeatherStar]] systems used by the American [[Cable television|cable]] and [[satellite television]] channel [[The Weather Channel]] (TWC), that are used to insert local [[weather forecasting|forecasts]] and current [[weather]] information (such as the "[[Local on the 8s]]" segments within its program schedule) into TWC's programming. At its rollout in 1998, it came months after a major update to the channel's on-air presentation. The Star XL was a major leap over the much older [[Weather Star 4000]] system, featuring advanced capabilities such as transitions, moving icons, cloud wallpaper backgrounds and reading the local forecast contents. The | '''Weather Star XL''' is the fifth generation of the [[WeatherStar]] systems used by the American [[Cable television|cable]] and [[satellite television]] channel [[The Weather Channel]] (TWC), that are used to insert local [[weather forecasting|forecasts]] and current [[weather]] information (such as the "[[Local on the 8s]]" segments within its program schedule) into TWC's programming. At its rollout in 1998, it came months after a major update to the channel's on-air presentation. The Star XL was a major leap over the much older [[Weather Star 4000]] system, featuring advanced capabilities such as transitions, moving icons, cloud wallpaper backgrounds and reading the local forecast contents. The Weather Star XL first appeared in a beta roll-out on select cable systems in November 1998 and appeared briefly on [[The Weather Channel Latin America]] until that channel's demise.<ref>{{cite web|title=Latin America 1.6.4 Patch Release Notes: Weather Star XL|publisher=The Weather Channel|archivedate=2003-05-25|url=http://rhino.twc.weather.com/affiliates/tech_support/display/product/star_xl/la164_rel_notes.pdf|format=PDF|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030525085804/http://rhino.twc.weather.com/affiliates/tech_support/display/product/star_xl/la164_rel_notes.pdf|date=July 2001}}</ref> | ||
On June 26, 2014, The Weather Channel discontinued broadcasting its analog satellite feed, thus officially retiring all Weather Star units prior to the [[IntelliStar]], including the XL.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} To address the need for a low-cost replacement, The Weather Channel developed in 2013 the [[IntelliStar 2 Jr]]. platform, which is capable of operating natively on both analog and digital cable systems.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} | On June 26, 2014, The Weather Channel discontinued broadcasting its analog satellite feed, thus officially retiring all Weather Star units prior to the [[IntelliStar]], including the XL.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} To address the need for a low-cost replacement, The Weather Channel developed in 2013 the [[IntelliStar 2 Jr]]. platform, which is capable of operating natively on both analog and digital cable systems.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} | ||
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