The sale was finalized on September 12, 2008. On July 6, 2008, NBC Universal, Bain Capital and Blackstone Group agreed to jointly purchase the Weather Channel from Landmark, making it the channel's first ownership change in 26 years. On January 3, 2008, Landmark Communications put the Weather Channel and its assets up for sale. Sale to NBCUniversal, Bain, and Blackstone Since 2002, all forecasting has been done on-site in Atlanta. Originally, regional and local information was obtained from the National Weather Service for broadcast. The Weather Channel was founded on July 18, 1980, by television meteorologist John Coleman (who had served as a chief meteorologist at ABC owned-and-operated station WLS-TV in Chicago and as a forecaster for Good Morning America) and Frank Batten, then-president of the channel's original owner Landmark Communications (now Landmark Media Enterprises). Main article: History of The Weather Channel The Weather Channel licenses its weather data from IBM, and as a result, the Weather Channel is now a joint venture between the two. The Weather Channel was a subsidiary of the Weather Company until the latter was partially bought by IBM in 2016.

The Weather Channel also produces outsourced weathercasts, notably for CBS News and RFD-TV. Weatherscan was officially shut down on December 9, 2022. A sister network, Weatherscan, was a digital cable and satellite service that offered 24-hour automated local forecasts and radar imagery. 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.

The channel's headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia. The Weather Channel ( TWC) is an American pay television channel owned by Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group and The Weather Co. (requires subscription or trial to access content)įrndly TV, FuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV

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