Weather Channel

Storm coverage network

The Weather Channel is an American cable television network devoted to weather forecasts, meteorological news, and storm coverage.

Founded in 1982, it became the default source for weather information before smartphone apps.

The name now extends to the network's website and streaming services.

Watching the Weather Channel has become associated with anxious storm tracking or, stereotypically, with retirees and insomniacs: My dad just leaves the Weather Channel on all day.

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five day forecast · radar · temperature · wind chill factor · hurricane · tornado · broadcast · map · satellite · alerts · climate · precipitation · doppler · warnings · local · anchor · graphics · severe

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Premium cable network

Cartoon Network · Netflix · Syfy · Comedy Central · MTV

programming focus

Weather Channelbroadcast networks

Free airwave TV channels

ABC · NBC · CBS

viewer motivation

Weather Channelreality TV

Filmed unscripted programming

Family

weather, channel, weathers, weathered, weathering, weatherman, weatherproof, channels, channeled

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G