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Welcome to the STAR database! This is the place to find information on IntelliSTAR 2 XD and Jr units.
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IntelliSTAR (originally WeatherSTAR, STAR an acronym for Satellite Transponder Addressable Receiver) is hardware used by The Weather Channel and cable TV providers that download, receive, and generate local weather conditions, forecasts, and weather advisories, watches and warnings into The Weather Channel's national programming. All weather data is transmitted via computerized units that are installed at hundreds of cable and satellite TV headends across the United States as well as some U.S. territories, such as Puerto Rico.
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This database was originally run by socool775 until 2013 when I took over, and have maintained it ever since. Over the years, I published the database on multiple host providers before finally settling on Google Sheets, while also keeping a backup of submissions offline. Feel free to check out the IS2 XD and Jr units that are currently in registry by clicking on any of the links to the other spreadsheets located at the bottom of this page.
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If you spot any typos or errors on existing IS2 submissions, or would like to submit info for new units, please feel free to email me at: imbored2death@live.com
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When submitting a new IS2 unit, please provide a location name and a cable headend name, and if available, a link to a snapshot picture or a video clip from YouTube, DailyMotion, etc. Any submissions are welcome. I will also add your unit's STAR ID number (if available) from a text file that I received anonymously. Please do NOT ask me where I got the ID number text file, or ask me for it.
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Please note, I am no longer accepting IS1, Weatherscan, or legacy STAR (4000, XL, WxSTAR Jr) submissions, as all of those units are no longer officially in use anywhere as of 2024. Only IS2 XD and Jr units will be accepted.
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RECENT DATABASE UPDATES
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Units added
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IS2 XD -- 35604 -- Marquette, MI (Charter Spectrum)
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IS2 XD -- 35845 -- Chicago, IL (Comcast Xfinity)
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IS2 XD -- 35860 -- Schaumburg, IL (Comcast Xfinity)
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IS2 XD -- 38911 -- St. Louis, MO (Charter Spectrum)
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Units corrected
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IS2 XD -- Slatington, PA (STAR ID number corrected to 36702, was 11624)
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IS2 XD -- Pensacola, FL (STAR ID number corrected to 37329, was 28111)
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IS2 XD -- Fort Worth, TX (STAR ID number corrected to 35483, was 28339)
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IS2 XD -- Bismarck, ND (STAR ID number corrected to 37597, was 28725)
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IS2 XD -- Cincinnati, OH (STAR ID number corrected to 38758, was 28765)
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IS2 XD -- Grand Forks, ND (STAR ID number corrected to 37619, was 28785)
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IS2 XD -- Nashville, TN (STAR ID number corrected to 37734, was 31152)
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IS2 XD -- Dothan, AL (STAR ID number corrected to 36717, was 31320)
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IS2 XD -- Frankfort, KY (STAR ID number corrected to 36812, was 31471)
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IS2 XD -- Arlington, TX (STAR ID number corrected to 35660, was 31669)
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IS2 XD -- Topeka, KS (STAR ID number corrected to 37343, was 31755)
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IS2 XD -- Buffalo, NY (STAR ID number corrected to 35230, was 32190)
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IS2 XD -- Jackson, MS (STAR ID number corrected to 36653, was 32202)
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IS2 XD -- Detroit, MI (STAR ID number corrected to 35819, was 32813)
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IS2 XD -- Melbourne, FL (STAR ID number corrected to 38238, was 33008)
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Other database updates
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After a two-year hiatus, I have returned to maintaining the STAR database! I recently cleaned up shop around here, which included adding or changing STAR ID numbers to existing IS2 submissions as well as removing or replacing dead URL links. Also, I have deleted the IS1 and Wxscan spreadsheets and, as a result, I will no longer accept any new IS1/Wxscan submissions due to them all now being officially discontinued and replaced by XDs and/or Jrs.