WeatherNation TV
| WeatherNation | |
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| Launched | June 11, 2011 |
| Owned by | WeatherNation, LLC |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Denver, Colorado |
| Replaced | The Weather Cast |
| Sister channel(s) | WeatherNation TV |
| Website | weathernationtv.com |
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| Terrestrial | |
| Various | See below |
WeatherNation TV is a 24-hour weather TV network that broadcasts coverage of current weather forecasts and events.
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Background[edit]
The network began as The Weather Cast, a television channel exclusive to Dish Network, replacing The Weather Channel during a carriage dispute for just four days in May 2010.
On March 30, 2011, WeatherNation announced that they would be relaunching their national weather channel, now called WeatherNation TV, beginning in the second quarter of 2011, with the member cable television systems of the National Cable Television Cooperative being the first to offer the new network.[1] WeatherNation TV began broadcasting on the last week of July 2011.[2] WeatherNation would gain at least one terrestrial TV outlet by October 2011, WHDT in Stuart, Florida, serving the West Palm Beach media market, with translators in Naples, Miami and Boston.[3] WIYC in Montgomery, Alabama also started carrying WeatherNation in October 2011.[4] In January of 2012, WeatherNation added affiliates in Minneapolis, Minnesota (KARE-TV);[5] KMYA-DT in Little Rock, Arkansas; KFDF-CA in Fort Smith, Arkansas; and Springfield, Missouri.[6] In early March 2012, LPTV station WTBS-LD brought the network to much of metro Atlanta on channel 26.3. On June 13, 2012, WSET-TV in Lynchburg, Virginia will start carrying it.[7]
On-air staff[edit]
Current[8][edit]
- Paul Douglas - weekday afternoons
- Kristin Clark - weeknights
- Rob Koch - weeknights
- Susie Martin - weekday
- Gretchen Mishek - weekend mornings
- Todd Nelson - weekday mornings
- Aaron Shaffer - weekday mornings
- Addison Green - weekend mornings
- Mace Michaels - weekend evenings
- Katie Ferrier - weekend evenings
- Bryan Karrick - weekend days
- Miranda Hilgers - weekend mornings
Affiliates[edit]
| City | Station | Virtual channel |
Physical channel |
Cable channel |
Owner |
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Alabama[edit] |
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| Opelika/Columbus, GA | WLGA | 47.3 | 47 | Pappas Telecasting Companies | |
California[edit] |
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| Fresno | KAIL | 7.3 | 7.3 | Trans-America Broadcasting Corporation | |
Colorado[edit] |
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| Denver | KUSA-TV | 9.2 | 9.2 | Comcast 249 | Gannett Broadcasting |
| Cortez | K26CI-D | 27.7 | 26.9 | Southwest Colorado TV Translator Association | |
| Dove Creek | K32EY-D | 27.7 | 32.9 | ||
Florida[edit] |
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| Naples | WXDT-LP | N/A | 23 | AT&T Channel 44 (SD) / 1044 (HD) Comcast Channel 17 (SD) / 438 (HD) (West Palm Beach) |
Günter Marksteiner |
| WYDT-LP | N/A | 32 | |||
| WZDT-LP | N/A | 39 | |||
| North Miami/Miami | WHDT-LD | 9.1 | 44 | ||
| Stuart/West Palm Beach | WHDT | 9.1 | 42 | ||
Georgia[edit] |
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| Columbus | WLGA | 60.1 | 30.1 | Pappas Telecasting Companies | |
Illinois[edit] |
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| Chicago | WOCK-CD | 13.4 | 4.4 | KM Communications Inc. | |
Louisiana[edit] |
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| New Orleans | WHNO | 20.2 | 20 | LeSEA Broadcasting | |
Massachusetts[edit] |
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| Boston | WBIN-TV | 50.3 | 50 | Carlisle One Media | |
Minnesota[edit] |
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| Minneapolis-St. Paul | KARE-TV | 11.2 | 11 | Comcast 249 (St. Paul) 216 (Minneapolis) Charter Communications 391 |
Gannett Company |
| Olivia | K18IR-D | 11.2 | 18.4 | ||
| Granite Falls | K40MC-D | 11.2 | 40.4 | ||
| Alexandria | K14LZ-D | 11.2 | 14.4 | Selective TV, Inc. | |
| Willmar | K39FE-D | 11.2 | 39.4 | UHF-TV Inc. | |
| Frost | K31EF-D | 11.2 | 31.4 | ||
| Jackson | K19HZ-D | 11.2 | 19.4 | ||
| St. James | K21DG-D | 11.2 | 21.4 | ||
Nevada[edit] |
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| Laughlin | KMCC | 34.3 | 32.3 | Cranston II, LLC (managed by Fusion Communications) | |
New Hampshire[edit] |
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| Derry | WBIN-TV | 50.3 | 50 | Carlisle One Media | |
New Mexico[edit] |
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| Albuquerque | KYNM-LD | 30.6 | 51.6 | Belmax Broadcasting | |
| Santa Fe | KCHF-DT | 11.2 | 10.2 | Son Broadcasting | |
South Carolina[edit] |
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| Columbia, South Carolina | WLTX | 19.3 | 17.3 | Time Warner Cable 812 | Gannett Company |
Virginia[edit] |
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| Lynchburg | WSET-TV | 13.3 | 13.3 | Allbritton Communications Company | |
Washington[edit] |
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| Seattle | KFFV | 44.5 | 44.5 | OTA Broadcasting, LLC | |
Wisconsin[edit] |
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| Fond du Lac/Milwaukee | WIWN | 68.1 | 5.1 | Pappas Telecasting Companies | |
Former Affiliates[edit]
| City | Station | Virtual channel |
Physical channel |
Owner | Current Affiliation |
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| Atlanta | WTBS-LD | 26.3 | 26 | Prism Broadcasting Network | Channel Currently Blank |
| Boston | WHDN-LD | 6.1 | 38.1 | Günter Marksteiner | Now Affiliated with Deutsche Welle |
| Camden | KMYA-DT | 49.1 | 49 | Ellis-Wilson LLC | Now a fulltime Me-TV Affiliate |
| Fayetteville/Springfield, MO | KFFS-CA | N/A | 36 | Pinnacle Media | |
| Fort Smith | KFDF-CD | 44.1 | 44 | Pinnacle Media, LLC | |
| Little Rock | KKYK-CD | 20.1 | 20 | Ellis-Wilson LLC | |
| Troy/Montgomery | WIYC | 48.1 | 48 | Enterprise Capital Group (operated by Southern Venture Capital Group pending acquisition) |
Now Affiliated with Cozi TV |
| Pascagoula | WKFK-LD | 7.4 | 13 | NCN Cable Advertising | Now Affiliated with The Nashville Network |
| Wichita | KCTU-LD | 43.6 | 43 | River City Broadcasters | Now Affiliated with Ebru TV |
| Winslow | KWNL-CD | 31 | 9.2/31.2 | Pinnacle Media | Now Affiliated with Univision |
References[edit]
- ^ "Broadcasting & Cable: "WeatherNation TV Cuts Distribution Deal with NCTC", March 30, 2011". Broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ "Radio-Info: "WeatherNation tv is now live", July 28, 2011". Boards.radio-info.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ "WHDT Drops RTV For Weather Nation". TVNewsCheck.com. October 27, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ "WIYC 48 Drops The Country Network". Montgomery TV and Radio. October 6, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ "Gannett's KARE 11, WeatherNation Partner for 24/7 Twin Cities Weather Coverage". MarketWatch. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ Mon, Mar 5, 2012, 9:35 PM EST - U.S. Markets closed (January 23, 2012). "WeatherNation Continues to Add More Affiliates - Yahoo! Finance". Finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/weathernation-tv-reaches-agreement-abc-174300794.html
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