WeatherNation TV | |
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WeatherNation TV logo, used since October 27, 2011; since February 28, 2015, the network has used an alternate version, omitting the blue rounded square from the main emblem.
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Launched | October 27, 2011 |
Owned by | WeatherNation TV, Inc. (Performance One Media) |
Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV; widescreen) |
Slogan |
"(Real) Weather. Pure and Simple." "Weather. It's What We Do." |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | Centennial, Colorado |
Website | weathernationtv |
Availability
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Terrestrial | |
Available on television stations in some markets via digital subchannels | See list of affiliates |
Satellite | |
DirecTV | 361 (HD/SD) |
Dish Network | 215 (HD/SD) |
Digicel Play | 514 (SD) |
Cable | |
OTA affiliates available on certain U.S. cable systems | Consult your local cable provider or program listings source for channel availability (availability is at the discretion of the station and provider) |
National feed available on select U.S. cable systems | Consult your local cable provider or program listings source for channel availability |
IPTV | |
Southern Fibernet | Channel 143-13 |
Streaming media | |
WeatherNationTV.com LIVE | Live stream |
Digital Media Receiver | Roku Apple TV |
Xbox 360 | App available through Xbox 360 Applications |
Available as an app on certain Smart TV models | See manufacturer for details |
WeatherNation TV (branded on-air as simply WeatherNation) is an American broadcast, digital streaming, cable and satellite television network that is owned by WeatherNation TV, Inc, a subsidiary of Performance One Media. The network broadcasts local, regional and national weather forecasts and weather-related news, including periodic coverage of severe and tropical weather events. The network's studio facilities, along with its headquarters and master control facilities are located in the Denver suburb of Centennial, Colorado. It's also the first U.S. weather channel that can be watched online and with no registration to any cable/satellite/IPTV providers (and the first one to run all-day livestream on Facebook.)
Performance One Media in 2010 acquired the WeatherNation trademarks and brand from the original WeatherNation (now Broadcast Weather), a centralized weather service for local stations and web sites. Broadcast Weather also was hired to provide weather news programming for WeatherNation channel. In March 2011, WeatherNation TV, Inc. and National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) reached a long-term carriage agreement for a national channel for a second quarter 2011 roll out.
WeatherNation would gain its first broadcast television outlet by October 24, 2011, WHDT in Stuart, Florida as its primary affiliation.WIYC in Montgomery, Alabama also started carrying WeatherNation that same month. Further expansion of its broadcast affiliate body continued in January 2012, when WeatherNation added affiliates in Minneapolis, Minnesota (KARE-TV);Little Rock, Arkansas (KMYA-DT); Fort Smith, Arkansas (KFDF-CA); and Springfield, Missouri (KFFS-CA).