The Local AccuWeather Channel
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| Type |
digital television network cable television network (weather/meteorology) |
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| Country | United States |
| Availability | Nationwide (in select areas) |
| Slogan | "All Weather, All the Time." |
| Owner | AccuWeather |
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Launch date
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2006 |
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Official website
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www |
The Local AccuWeather Channel is an American broadcast television network that is owned by AccuWeather. Operating as a 24-hour advertiser-supported network, it provides national weather forecasts with local forecasts inserted several times an hour by its affiliates. The network operates from AccuWeather's headquarters in State College, Pennsylvania. Primarily carried on the digital subchannels of broadcast television stations, the network is also distributed on the digital cable tiers of certain providers at the discretion of the local affiliate.
Because some stations also stream The Local AccuWeather Channel's programming on their websites, the network should not be confused with a proposed online-only streaming weather channel that was announced by AccuWeather and Fox Television Stations in May 2012, as part of a content agreement with the station group.
Most of the network's ad space is turned over to the local affiliate station.
AccuWeather launched The Local AccuWeather Channel in 2005. By July 2011, it had signed up affiliates from Gannett Broadcasting, Belo Corp., Gray Television and Cox Media Group and other covering 27% of the US.
The Local AccuWeather Channel provides national, regional and local weather forecast segments as well as travel and sports forecasts, and lifestyle features. Similar to competitor WeatherNation TV, although unlike The Weather Channel, all national segments on the network are pre-recorded, and are updated every one to six hours depending on the segment – this poses an issue during severe weather events as the network is not able to disseminate real-time weather alerts for regions where a watch or warning is in effect. National segments are presented by on-camera meteorologists employed with AccuWeather (the majorty of which have had prior broadcasting experience before joining the network).
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