The Weather Network
| The Weather Network | |
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The Weather Network logo
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| Launched | September 1, 1988 |
| Owned by | Pelmorex |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) (2011–present) 480i (SDTV) (1988–present) |
| Slogan | Your weather when it really matters |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National/Regional |
| Headquarters | Oakville, Ontario |
| Formerly called | WeatherNow (1988–1989) |
| Sister channel(s) | MétéoMédia |
| Website | The Weather Network |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 505 (SD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 398 (SD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on most Canadian cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
| Satellite radio | |
| Sirius | 138 |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant | Channel 14 (SD) Channel 405 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 505 (SD) Channel 1505 (HD) |
| MTS | Channel 16 (SD) Channel 1016 (HD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 9128 (SD) Channel 128 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 17 (SD) Channel 317 (HD) |
| VMedia | Channel 23 (SD) |
| Zazeen | Channel 21 (SD) |
The Weather Network (TWN) is a Canadian weather speciality television network and media company. As well as television, it delivers weather information on several digital platforms (responsive websites, mobile and tablet applications). Currently, The Weather Network is available in Canada, the U.S. and U.K. Additionally, The Weather Network has successful weather counterpart brands which include, MétéoMédia (French-Canadian), Eltiempo (Spain) and Wetter Plus (Germany).
The company is owned by Pelmorex Media which is headquartered in 100,000 square foot media centre located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The company continues to grow on a global scale, while maintaining its status in the Canadian market.
Their specialty television networks are among the most widely distributed and frequently consulted television networks in Canada, theweathernetwork.com is among Canada's leading web services, and their mobile web property is ranked #1 in the weather category and the second largest mobile website in Canada.
The Weather Network was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on December 1, 1987 and began broadcasting on September 1, 1988 as WeatherNow, under the ownership of engineering firm Lavalin Inc. (now known as SNC-Lavalin) and Landmark Communications. The channel gained its present name on May 1, 1989. In the early years, TWN, and its sister channel, MétéoMédia, shared a single television feed via analogue transponder on one of the Anik satellites, with computer-generated local forecasts airing on one while the video feed of a live forecaster or commercials aired on the other. The two services began to run separately starting in 1994, while both were still based in Montreal. Local forecasts were generated using the same systems owned by The Weather Channel in the U.S. called WeatherStar. TWN began using its own system called PMX in 1996, which is still in use today. Pelmorex purchased The Weather Network from SNC-Lavalin in 1993, two years after the merger of SNC and Lavalin. The channel launched its website in 1996.
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