<Tr> <Th> Sling TV </Th> <Td> Local Now service only </Td> </Tr> <P> The Weather Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television channel, owned by a consortium made up of The Blackstone Group, Bain Capital, and NBCUniversal . Its headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia . </P> <P> 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, is a digital cable and satellite service that offers 24 - hour automated local forecasts and radar imagery . </P> <P> In addition to its programming on the cable channel, TWC also provided forecasts for terrestrial and satellite radio stations, newspapers and websites, and maintained an extensive online presence at weather.com and through a set of mobile applications for smartphones and tablet computers . These services are now administered by The Weather Channel's former parent company, The Weather Company, which was sold to IBM in 2016 . The Weather Channel continues to license its brand assets and weather data from IBM . </P>

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