The AccuWeather Channel
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| The AccuWeather Channel | |
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| Type | digital television network cable television network (weather/meteorology) |
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| Country | United States |
| Availability | national (in select areas) |
| Owner | AccuWeather |
| Website | The AccuWeather Channel |
The AccuWeather Channel is a 24-hour weather-oriented broadcast/cable television network owned and operated by AccuWeather which is headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania. The service is broadcast on digital subchannels of certain broadcast television affiliates in the United States and is available on cable and digital cable systems. There is no separate AccuWeather logo for the channel.
The AccuWeather Channel is very simular to NBC Weather Plus, which is its main competitor. Its current programming lineup is simular to NBC Weather Plus, with national and regional forecasts. In addition, there are travel, sports, and lifestyle segments. The channel will use all of the resources at AccuWeather when severe weather events occur. The local stations add their own local weather updates and some even include local news updates. Along with being offered on digital subchannel, cable, and digital cable, some local stations offer the channel via live streaming video on their websites.
Unlike NBC Weather Plus, the broadcast television affiliates with The AccuWeather Channel are not affiliated with one single network. Many of the stations are affiliated with ABC. For the most part, the local stations do not label the AccuWeather service as a so-called "AccuWeather Channel". Instead, the local stations choose to have their own names such as "Weather Now" or just plain "AccuWeather". However, there is one independent station, WFMZ-TV in Allentown, Pennsylvania, that identifies the service as "The AccuWeather Channel".
There are three NBC-affiliated stations that do not offer NBC Weather Plus but do offer The AccuWeather Channel: WILX-TV, WMTV, and KNVN. KNVN is one example of not airing its own local weatherman Dave Vanore to its video forecasts.
[edit] On-Air Talent
- Kate Bilo
- Jack Boston
- Nelly Carreno
- Karah Donovan
- Katie Fehlinger
- Jim Kosek
- Joe Lundberg
- Melissa Magee
- Paul Pastelok
- Jon Porter
- Bernie Rayno
- Kari Chessario
- Dr. Joe Sobel
- Steve Strouss
- Katrina Voss
- Eric Wilhelm
[edit] Local Station Affiliates
| DMA | Market | The AccuWeather Channel Affiliate | Network Affiliation | Digital subchannel | Cable or Digital cable channel | Station Owner | Station Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York City | WABC-TV 7 | ABC | DT3 | Time Warner Cable 707 or 730 Comcast 231 or 232 Cablevision 108 (NY/NJ) or 117 (CT) |
Disney/ABC | Eyewitness News Now |
| #2 | Los Angeles, CA | KABC-TV 7 | ABC | DT3 | Charter Communications or Time Warner Cable 175, 228, or 305 |
Disney/ABC | ABC 7 Weather Now |
| #3 | Chicago, IL | WLS-TV 7 | ABC | DT3 | n/a | Disney/ABC | ABC 7 News Now |
| #4 | Philadelphia, PA | WPVI 6 | ABC | DT3 | Comcast 246 | Disney/ABC | Action News Now |
| Allentown, PA | WFMZ-TV 69 | Independent | DT2 | Blue Ridge Cable 226 Comcast 247 Service Electric 20 RCN Cable 12 |
Maranatha Broadcasting Company, Inc. | The AccuWeather Channel | |
| #5 | San Francisco, CA | KGO-TV 7 | ABC | n/a | Comcast 195 | Disney/ABC | AccuWeather Now |
| #10 | Houston, TX | KTRK 13 | ABC | n/a | Time Warner Cable 32 | Disney/ABC | Weather Now |
| #16 | Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL | WSVN 7 | FOX | DT2 | n/a | Sunbeam Television | FOX AccuWeather Channel |
| #12 | Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL | WFTS 11 | ABC | n/a | Bright House 29 | The E.W. Scripps Company | Accu-Weather |
| #13 | Phoenix, AZ | KNXV 15 | ABC | n/a | Cox Communications 15 | The E.W. Scripps Company | Desert Doppler 15 |
| #20 | Sacramento, CA | KXTV 10 | ABC | DT2 | Charter Communications 61 | Gannett | AccuWeather |
| #22 | Pittsburgh, PA | WTAE 4 | ABC | DT2 | n/a | Hearst-Argyle Television | Weather Watch 4 |
| #29 | Raleigh/Durham, NC | WTVD 11 | ABC | DT3 | Time Warner Cable 219 | Disney/ABC | Eyewitness News Now |
| #38 | West Palm Beach, FL | WPBF 25 | ABC | DT2 | n/a | Hearst-Argyle Television | Weather First True View |
| #39 | Grand Rapids, MI | WZZM-TV 13 | ABC | DT2 | n/a | Gannett | 13 On Target Weather Channel |
| #47 | Greensboro, NC | WFMY-TV 2 | CBS | DT2 | n/a | Gannett | WFMY News 2 24/7 |
| #55 | Fresno, CA | KFSN-TV 30 | ABC | DT3 | n/a | Disney/ABC | ABC 30 Weather Now |
| #59 | Dayton, OH | WHIO-TV 7 | CBS | DT2 | Time Warner Cable 708 | Cox Broadcasting | 7 Weather Now |
| #66 | Flint, MI | WJRT-TV 12 | ABC | DT3 | n/a | Disney/ABC | ABC 12 Weather |
| #71 | Fresno, CA | WTVG 13 | ABC | DT3 | Buckback 19 | Disney/ABC | 13 ABC Weather Now |
| #72 | Honolulu, HI | KITV 4 | ABC | DT3 | n/a | Disney/ABC | Island Weather |
| #73 | Des Moines, IA | KCCI 8 | CBS | DT2 | MediaCom 247 | Hearst-Argyle Television | Weather Now |
| #75 | Omaha, NE | KETV 7 | ABC | DT2 | unknown | Hearst-Argyle Television | Weather Now |
| #83 | Columbia, SC | WLTX 19 | CBS | DT3 | Time Warner 812 | Gannett | News 19 Weather Now |
| #85 | Madison, WI | WMTV 15 | NBC | DT2 | Charter Communications 19 | Gray Television | TrueView Weather 24/7 |
| #110 | Reno, NV | KTVN 2 | CBS | DT3 | Charter Communications 222 | Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. | Storm Watch 24/7 |
| #112 | Lansing, MI | WILX-TV 10 | NBC | DT2 | Comcast 249 Millenium 454 |
Gray Television | Sky Team 10 Weather Source |
| #114 | Augusta, GA | WRDW-TV 12 | CBS | n/a | Comcast 31 | Gray Television | 24/7 |
| #117 | Montgomery, AL | WCOV 20 | FOX | n/a | Charter Communications or Knology 247 | Woods Communications Corporation | FOX AccuWeather 24/7 |
| #127 | Columbus, GA | WTVM 9 | ABC | DT2 | Knology 170 MediaCom 810 |
Raycom Media | WeatherNow |
| #130 | Chico, CA | KNVN 24 | NBC | DT2 | n/a | Evans Broadcasting | AccuWeather TV |
| #132 | Columbus, MS | WCBI 4 | CBS | DT2 | Cable One 35 | Morris Multimedia | WCBI First Alert |
| #133 | Rockford, IL | WIFR 23 | CBS | DT2 | n/a | Gray Television | 23 Storm Team |
| #134 | Wausau, WI | WSAW 7 | CBS | n/a | Charter Communications 247 | Gray Television | 24/7 Weather Channel |
| #147 | Lubbock, TX | KJTV 34 | FOX | DT2 | NTS Communications 30 Suddenlink Communications112 |
Ramar Communications | FOX AccuWeather |
| #166 | Clarksburg, WV | WDTV 5 | CBS | n/a | Time Warner Cable 6 | Withers Broadcasting | AccuWeather |
