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 widespread criticism of the plan has led to a rescission in more than one market.
