DENVER, CO--(Marketwired - Dec 16, 2014) - WeatherNation TV, Inc., a multi-format, local, regional and national television weather news service, announced today it is now delivering around-the-clock TV weather news to three Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. television stations: WZTV Fox 17 News in Nashville, Tenn., WTVC ABC News Channel 9 in Chattanooga, Tenn., and KOKH Fox 25 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
WeatherNation TV currently delivers reliable and current local, regional and national weather programming in multiple cities across America, including Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Minneapolis, Denver, and Salt Lake City and is expanding its reach rapidly.
"WeatherNation provides us the opportunity to enhance our weather coverage in the communities we serve," said David Amy, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Sinclair Broadcast Group. "Their efforts to provide even more local weather information with updates every 10 minutes, plus regional and national updates, are a comprehensive expansion of our already existing local weather reports."
"WeatherNation brings world-class technology and additional professional meteorologists that will provide more of the quality weather coverage viewers have come to expect from these Sinclair TV stations," said Michael Norton, president of WeatherNation. "Our knowledgeable team of meteorologists provides around-the-clock coverage of breaking weather and forecasting."
The WeatherNation TV network delivers a back-to-basics approach to weather reporting and forecasting. Instead of long-form shows interspersed with short bouts of weather news, WeatherNation TV offers continuous coverage of hyper-local, local, regional and national weather events with cutting-edge graphics and stunning details.
WeatherNation TV's team of seasoned meteorologists use the latest technology from Baron Services and its Omni® and VIPIR® Systems to forecast and illustrate current conditions with engaging and innovative real time 3D graphical mapping to help viewers understand the in-depth story behind their weather. A powerful severe weather tracking system also gives viewers a detailed visual assessment of storms and other extreme weather, from the satellite view down to street-level detail.
About WeatherNation TV, Inc.
WeatherNation TV, Inc., headquartered in Denver, Colo., produces the WeatherNation TV network, which provides 24/7 coverage of current and severe weather news and information in a compelling, meteorologist-hosted format available in both HD and SD to local broadcasters and cable operators. WeatherNation is helping broadcasters realize revenues from digital channels and over-the-top platforms. WeatherNation is E/I compliant for local broadcasters, is closed captioned and supports EAS. WeatherNation also integrates with a TV station's existing team of meteorologists as well as their traffic and billing systems for supporting ad insertion without the need for additional hardware. Contact WeatherNation at info@weathernationtv.com or (800) 343-9516. Visit www.weathernationtv.com.
Contact Information:
Press contact:
Marc Lumpkin
303-378-2366
mlumpkin@weathernationtv.com