The Weather Channel (United States)
| The Weather Channel | |
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The Weather Channel logo (2005–present)
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| Launched | May 2, 1982 |
| Owned by |
Landmark Communications (1982–2008) Consortium made up of The Blackstone Group, Bain Capital, and NBCUniversal (2008–) |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 1080i (SDTV; letterboxed with weather information) |
| Slogan |
It's Amazing Out There (main) Where You Get Your Weather Matters (current promotional campaign) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | United States, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and The Bahamas |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Sister channel(s) | Weatherscan |
| Website | weather |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| K34HO-D (channel 34) | |
| K50DB-D (channel 50) | |
| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | 214 (HD/SD) |
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| Cable | |
| Available on most US cable providers | Contact your provider for information. |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-verse |
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| Sky Angel | 320 |
| CenturyLinkPrismTV |
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| Streaming media | |
| OneLink Communications | 96 |
The Weather Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television channel, owned by a consortium made up of The Blackstone Group, Bain Capital, and NBCUniversal. Its headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Launched on May 2, 1982, the channel broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news and analysis, along with documentaries and entertainment programming related to weather. A sister network, Weatherscan, is a digital cable and satellite service that offers 24-hour automated local forecasts and radar imagery.
In addition to its programming on the cable channel, TWC also provided forecasts for terrestrial and satellite radio stations, newspapers and websites, and maintained an extensive online presence at weather.com and through a set of mobile applications for smartphones and tablet computers. These services are now administered by The Weather Channel's former parent company, The Weather Company, which was sold to IBM in 2016. The Weather Channel continues to license its brand assets and weather data from IBM.
As of July 2015[update], The Weather Channel was received by approximately 89.7 million American households that subscribe to a pay television service (77.1% of U.S. households with at least one television set). As recently as February 2015, the network was the most distributed cable network in the United States with 97.3 million subscribers (or 83.6% of US households). However, it was subsequently dropped by Verizon FiOS (losing its approximately 5.5 million subscribers), giving the title of most distributed network to HLN. Actual viewership of the channel averaged 210,000 during 2013 and has been declining for several years.
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