Patent ID: 7313810

Claim:
A method of providing programming to a plurality of information distribution centers, comprising: transmitting a national programming product to the information distribution centers; transmitting a command to a first one of the information distribution centers that indicates availability of a first local programming product; transmitting the first local programming product; transmitting a command to a second one of the information distribution centers that indicates availability of a second local programming product; transmitting the second local programming product; and transmitting scheduling information to the information distribution centers, wherein the scheduling information indicates a time period for providing national programming and a time period for providing local programming, wherein the first information distribution center creates local programming using the first local programming product and the second information distribution center creates local programming using the second local programming product, and wherein the first local programming product includes weather information and wherein the first information distribution center analyzes the weather information and creates local programming based on the weather information and a playlist for the local programming based on the weather information.