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Weatherscan: History, Products & Measurement

Weatherscan (previously Weatherscan Local from 1999 to 2003) was an American digital cable and satellite television network that offered uninterrupted local weather information. A spinoff of The Weather Channel (TWC), the automated service—which based its format on the local forecast segments that have been a mainstay of its parent network since TWC…

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Weatherscan topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Products and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around Weatherscan.

Related topics
67
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
70
Extracted relationships
122
Concept neighborhoods
25
Bridge connections
70

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 44 topics
Overview · 14 topics
Programming and content · 9 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
March 1998; 28 years ago (1998-03)
Owner
Landmark Communications (2003–2008) · Weather Group Television, LLC[a] (2008–2018) · Entertainment Studios (now Allen Media Group) (2018–2022)
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
Broadcast area
Nationwide (available on selected cable providers)
Closed
December 12, 2022; 3 years ago (2022-12-12)
Country
United States

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Programming and content

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Weatherscan connects Entity context

The extracted context around Weatherscan shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Weatherscan → As, December, Each, From, ID, IntelliStar, July, March, May, National Weather Service, November, NWS, NWS Weather Forecast Offices, SPC, STAR, Storm Prediction Center, The Weather Channel, The Weather Channel's, The WeatherStar XL, Time Another extracted example is Weatherscan → After Weatherscan Local, Headend, HITS, In March, Inc, IntelliStar, July, Landmark, Landmark Communications, Mid-Atlantic, North Central, Northeast, Northwest, Sky, South Central, Southeast, Southwest, STAR, TCI, Tele-Communications. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Weatherscan

Top relations

related to Programming and content · 28
Weatherscan → As, December, Each, From, ID, IntelliStar, July, March, May, National Weather Service, November, NWS, NWS Weather Forecast Offices, SPC, STAR, Storm Prediction Center, The Weather Channel, The Weather Channel's, The WeatherStar XL, Time
related to Initial launch as a national feed · 27
Weatherscan → After Weatherscan Local, Headend, HITS, In March, Inc, IntelliStar, July, Landmark, Landmark Communications, Mid-Atlantic, North Central, Northeast, Northwest, Sky, South Central, Southeast, Southwest, STAR, TCI, Tele-Communications
related to Decline and shutdown · 24
Weatherscan → AccuWeather Network, At, Comcast, December, Dish Network's, February, FiOS, ID, June, Local, Many, March, Most, October, The Weather Channel, This, TV Guide Channel's, TWC, US, Verizon
related to Conversion to localized service · 15
Weatherscan → April, Doppler, In May, IntelliStar, March, May, Spanish-language, The, The Weather Channel's, The XL, Weatherscan Español, Weatherscan Local, Weatherscan Plus, Weatherscan Plus Traffic, Weatherscan Radar
related to Routine products · 9
Weatherscan → Indicates, IS Indicates, STAR, The Weather Channel's, Weatherscan-customized IntelliStar, Weatherscan-customized STAR, Weatherscan-customized WeatherStar XL, WS Indicates, XL Indicates
Owner · 3
Weatherscan → Entertainment Studios (now Allen Media Group) (2018–2022), Landmark Communications (2003–2008), Weather Group Television, LLC[a] (2008–2018)
Parent · 3
Weatherscan → The Weather Channel, Inc. (1999–2012), The Weather Company, LLC (2012–2018), Weather Group Television, LLC (2018–2022)
Sister channels · 3
Weatherscan → Entertainment Studios Networks, Local Now, The Weather Channel
Launched · 2
Weatherscan → July 28, 1998; 28 years ago (1998-07-28) (as a national feed), March 31, 1999; 27 years ago (1999-03-31) (as a localized service)
Broadcast area · 1
Weatherscan → Nationwide (available on selected cable providers)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

weather local cable channel network markets intellistar service units 2003 information twc feed national channel's forecast forecasts xl television 1999

Weatherscan relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 122 structured relationships around Weatherscan. Examples in this analysis include Weatherscan → Broadcast area → Nationwide (available on selected cable providers) and Weatherscan → Closed → December 12, 2022; 3 years ago (2022-12-12). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WeatherscanBroadcast areaNationwide (available on selected cable providers)1.00infobox
WeatherscanClosedDecember 12, 2022; 3 years ago (2022-12-12)1.00infobox
WeatherscanCountryUnited States1.00infobox
WeatherscanFormer namesWeatherscan Local (1999–2003)1.00infobox
WeatherscanFoundedMarch 1998; 28 years ago (1998-03)1.00infobox
WeatherscanHeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia1.00infobox
WeatherscanLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
WeatherscanLaunchedJuly 28, 1998; 28 years ago (1998-07-28) (as a national feed)1.00infobox
WeatherscanLaunchedMarch 31, 1999; 27 years ago (1999-03-31) (as a localized service)1.00infobox
WeatherscanOwnerLandmark Communications (2003–2008)1.00infobox
WeatherscanOwnerWeather Group Television, LLC[a] (2008–2018)1.00infobox
WeatherscanOwnerEntertainment Studios (now Allen Media Group) (2018–2022)1.00infobox
WeatherscanParentThe Weather Channel, Inc. (1999–2012)1.00infobox
WeatherscanParentThe Weather Company, LLC (2012–2018)1.00infobox
WeatherscanParentWeather Group Television, LLC (2018–2022)1.00infobox
WeatherscanPicture format480i (SDTV)1.00infobox
WeatherscanSister channelsThe Weather Channel1.00infobox
WeatherscanSister channelsLocal Now1.00infobox
WeatherscanSister channelsEntertainment Studios Networks1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Weatherscan bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Units, Domestic and Channel's. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • digital cable
    • Weather
    • Service
    • Local
    • Channel
    • Weatherscan
    • Landmark
    • Network
    • Affiliates
    • Markets
    • Began
    • March
    • National
  • satellite provider
    • Feed
    • National
    • Launched
    • Network
    • Information
    • Landmark
    • Segments
    • Weather
    • Markets
    • Service
    • Current
    • Channel
  • television network
    • Group
    • Affiliates
    • Markets
    • Began
    • Twc
    • Weatherscan
    • Channel
    • Weather
    • National
    • Network's
    • Channel's
    • Satellite
  • the weather channel
    • Weatherscan
    • Channel
    • Weather
    • Service
    • Information
    • Units
    • Channel's
    • Local
    • National
    • Weatherstar
    • Intellistar
    • Launched
  • local forecast segments
    • Current
    • Segments
    • Forecasts
    • Weather
    • Weatherscan
    • Xl
    • Cable
    • Service
    • Weatherstar
    • Channel
    • Channel's
    • Launched
  • dish network
    • Markets
    • Began
    • Twc
    • Weatherscan
    • Channel
    • Weather
    • National
    • Channel's
    • Satellite
    • Current
    • Intellistar
    • Forecasts
  • landmark communications
    • Communications
    • Landmark
    • March
    • Markets
    • Service
    • Began
    • Digital
    • Group
    • Satellite
    • December
    • Launched
    • Network
  • satellite
    • Feed
    • National
    • Launched
    • Network
    • Information
    • Landmark
    • Segments
    • Weather
    • Markets
    • Service
    • Current
    • Channel

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Weatherscan, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Weatherscan with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
WeatherscanHistory · splits 26 ⟂ 45
WeatherscanOverview · splits 56 ⟂ 15
WeatherscanProgramming and content · splits 61 ⟂ 10

Map overview Semantic statistics

Weatherscan

Nodes71
Edges70
Triples122
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Weatherscan to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Products & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Weatherscan · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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