The Weather Channel Latin America (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

: El Canal del Tiempo,

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

: Canal do Tempo) is a website which formerly served as a cable and satellite channel based on the American cable and satellite television network,

The Weather Channel The Weather Channel (TWC) is an American pay television channel owned by Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. The channel's headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia. Launched on May 2, 1982, the channel broadcasts weather foreca ...

. The channel was launched in 1996, mainly in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, Colombia, and

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

, before going on to launch a

Portuguese language Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and ...

version for

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

in 1998. The channel operated from Atlanta, with later sales offices initiated in several Latin American countries, until December 20, 2002, when the network closed the channel to avoid cost cuts at its American operations.

Programs

*Tiempo Internacional: 24-hour forecasts for Europe, America and the Americas (at :03:45 past each hour). *Destinos (''Destinations''): The 3-day forecast for cities in

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

(at :13:35 min past each hour) and cities in

Latin America Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...

, like Acapulco,

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...

and

Santo Domingo , total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 ( Distrito Nacional) , webs ...

(at :43:35 min each hour). *Nuestro Planeta / Nosso Planeta (''Our Planet''): Information about the

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...

(at :24:00 and :53:50 past each hour). *Negocios: Similar to TWC's ''Business Traveler's Forecast'' (at :28:15 and :58:05 past each hour). *Deportes: Forecasts for sporting events and outdoor activities (at :55:00 past each hour). *Programming blocks launched in September 17, 2001 and continued until the channel's demise: **Primera Vista en las Américas, hosted by Carolina Saiz and Luis Carrera from 5am-12pm ET. **Ahora en las Américas, hosted by Selene Feria and José Díaz-Arias from 12-8pm ET. **Esta Noche en las Américas, hosted by Katrina Voss and Eduardo Rodriguez from 8pm-5am ET.

Pronóstico Local / Previsão Local

The Latin American version of

Local on the 8s ''Local on the 8s'' (or the Local Forecast) is a program segment that airs on the American network The Weather Channel. It provides viewers with information on current and forecasted weather conditions for their respective area; a version of thi ...

, generated on the

Weather Star XL Weather Star XL is the fifth generation of the WeatherStar systems used by the American cable and satellite television channel The Weather Channel (TWC), that are used to insert local forecasts and current weather information (such as the "Loc ...

platform. Forecasts aired every 10 minutes on the "0s" on the Spanish version and on the "5s" in Brazil. The length of segments is uniformly 2.5 and 5 minutes respectively. Some of the music used for these forecasts ended up playing on Weatherscan operated by The Weather Channel in 2003.

Meteorologists/Forecasters/Executives

Director of Meteorology: Raul E. Jimenez. Meteorologists (Forecasters): Gladys Diaz, Kathy Hoffman, Jose Lezcano, Vinicius Ubarana, Jacquelina Michienzi. Director of Production/Programming: Antonio La Greca. Manager of Production/Programming: Marisa Garcia - Villanueva Coordinating Producer: Luis Alberto Gonzalez

Former Broadcasters

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* Lola Martinez *Eduardo Rodriguez *Carolina Saiz *Katrina Voss *Raul Ayrala *Selene Feria *Maria Antonieta Mejia *Maricarmen Ramos *Luis Carrera *Armando Benitez *Paola Elorza *Sal Morales * Luis Alberto Gonzalez

References

Websites

The Weather Channel still has
Latin American website
as well as
Brazilian version
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Latin American cable television networks Defunct television channels in Mexico Weather television networks Television channels and stations established in 1996 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2002 Defunct television channels in Brazil