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Unlike The Weather Channel but like its fellow sister service [[Weatherscan]], Local Now does not feature on-air talent of any kind and does not carry advertising. In addition to its availability on [[Sling TV]] and [[FuboTV]], Local Now's programming is streamed live on the network's website, and through [[mobile app|apps]] for [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Amazon Fire TV]] and [[Roku]] devices. The service operates from The Weather Channel's corporate headquarters in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. | Unlike The Weather Channel but like its fellow sister service [[Weatherscan]], Local Now does not feature on-air talent of any kind and does not carry advertising. In addition to its availability on [[Sling TV]] and [[FuboTV]], Local Now's programming is streamed live on the network's website, and through [[mobile app|apps]] for [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Amazon Fire TV]] and [[Roku]] devices. The service operates from The Weather Channel's corporate headquarters in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
On September 9, 2015, in published reports regarding The Weather Channel's planned overhaul of its programming schedule that would refocus on forecast-based news shows and weather-related reality/documentary programs as well as pending layoffs of around 50 of TWC's 1,400 employees, sources within [[The Weather Company]] (then the corporate parent of The Weather Channel) revealed that the consortium would launch a localized weather, news and traffic service intended for [[over-the-top content|over-the-top]] streaming services offering tiered "skinny bundles" of cable-originated television channels.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sam Champion loses show in major Weather Channel shakeup|url=http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/09/media/weather-channel-sam-champion/index.html|author=Brian Stelter|website=[[CNN Money]]|publisher=[[Time Warner]]|date=September 9, 2015|accessdate=September 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Weather Channel’s Sam Champion moving to primetime; Stephanie Abrams joining AMHQ|url=http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/09/09/weather-channels-sam-champion-moving-to-primetime-stephanie-abrams-joining-amhq/|author=Rodney Ho|newspaper=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|publisher=[[Cox Enterprises]]|date=September 9, 2015|accessdate=September 11, 2015}}</ref> | On September 9, 2015, in published reports regarding The Weather Channel's planned overhaul of its programming schedule that would refocus on forecast-based news shows and weather-related reality/documentary programs as well as pending layoffs of around 50 of TWC's 1,400 employees, sources within [[The Weather Company]] (then the corporate parent of The Weather Channel) revealed that the consortium would launch a localized weather, news and traffic service intended for [[over-the-top content|over-the-top]] streaming services offering tiered "skinny bundles" of cable-originated television channels.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sam Champion loses show in major Weather Channel shakeup|url=http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/09/media/weather-channel-sam-champion/index.html|author=Brian Stelter|website=[[CNN Money]]|publisher=[[Time Warner]]|date=September 9, 2015|accessdate=September 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Weather Channel’s Sam Champion moving to primetime; Stephanie Abrams joining AMHQ|url=http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/09/09/weather-channels-sam-champion-moving-to-primetime-stephanie-abrams-joining-amhq/|author=Rodney Ho|newspaper=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|publisher=[[Cox Enterprises]]|date=September 9, 2015|accessdate=September 11, 2015}}</ref> | ||