La Chaîne Météo (lit. ''The Weather Channel'') is a French
TV channel, broadcasting
weather forecast
Weather forecasting or weather prediction is the application of science and technology to predict the conditions of the atmosphere for a given location and time. People have attempted to predict the weather informally for thousands of years an ...
s 24 hours a day.
The channel is similar to the American cable and satellite service
The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel (TWC) is an American pay television television channel, channel owned by Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. The channel's headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia. Launched on May 2, 1982, the channel ...
.
Viewers can buy a paid membership to access the channel on their website.
History
La Chaîne Météo was launched on the first day of summer 1995 at 7:00
a.m. by Jacques-Philippe Broux. The first weather information was presented on air by Alain Goury and Carine Rocchesani.
On 1 October 2008, the
Le Figaro
() is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It was named after Figaro, a character in several plays by polymath Pierre Beaumarchais, Beaumarchais (1732–1799): ''Le Barbier de Séville'', ''The Guilty Mother, La Mère coupable'', ...
group bought the company Météo Consult, which included La Chaîne Météo.
See also
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The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel (TWC) is an American pay television television channel, channel owned by Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. The channel's headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia. Launched on May 2, 1982, the channel ...
*
Canalsat
Canal+ is a French subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and subscription TV provider. The TV provider was established as CanalSatellite in 1992 and later rebranding to CanalSat and the streaming service was launched a ...
References
External links
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Official site of the channel
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Television channels and stations established in 1995
1995 establishments in France
French-language television stations
Television stations in France
Weather television networks