The Weather Channel

For the Australian Weather Channel that formerly went by the same name as the American channel, see Sky News Weather Channel. For the former parent company of the Weather Channel, see The Weather Company.

CountryUnited States
Broadcast areacontinental United States (including Hawaii, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands) and The Bahamas[1]
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Programming
Language(s)English and Spanish
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerAllen Media Group
ParentWeather Group Television, LLC
Sister channels
History
LaunchedMay 2, 1982; 42 years ago (1982-05-02)
Links
Websiteweather.com
Availability
Streaming media
Official servicestreamtwc.com
(requires subscription or trial to access content)
Service(s)Frndly TV, FuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV

The Weather Channel (TWC) is an American pay television channel owned by Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group.[2][3] The channel's 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, was a digital cable and satellite service that offered 24-hour automated local forecasts and radar imagery. Weatherscan was officially shut down on December 12, 2022.[4] The Weather Channel also produces outsourced weathercasts, notably for CBS News and RFD-TV.[5][6]

As of November 2023, The Weather Channel is available to approximately 68 million pay television households in the United States-down from its 2013 peak of 101 million households.[7]

In August 2023, it was announced that IBM was selling The Weather Company and its assets to the Francisco Partners.[8]

  1. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Nassau (Bahamas) Intellistar I: 8/5/11 1:48 A.M." YouTube. August 16, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
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  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Byron Allen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Weatherscan - Termination of Service". www.nctconline.org. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "RFD-TV Connects with the Weather Channel". January 18, 2016.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  8. ^ "IBM selling The Weather Channel and the rest of its weather business". www.cnbc.com. August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.