MétéoMédia
Encyclopedia
MétéoMédia is a 24-hour Canadian French language
Category A specialty channel
and web site, which provides weather information 24 hours a day. It primarily serves viewers in Quebec
, although some cable TV systems in Ontario
and New Brunswick
carry the channel as well. It is available nation-wide via satellite as well. It is a sister station to its English-language
counterpart, The Weather Network
. MétéoMédia went on the air along with The Weather Network for the first time on September 1, 1988.
MétéoMedia has a separate feed for the Montreal
area, much like how the English-language Weather Network has a special separate feed for the Greater Toronto Area
.
(in turn half-owned by The Weather Channel). The two originally shared an analogue
transponder
on one of the Anik
satellite
s, with computer-generated local forecast
s airing on one while the video
feed
of a live forecaster or TV commercials aired on the other.
On January 3, 2008, it was reported that Landmark Communications
, part-owner of MétéoMédia, may be for sale. In July 2008, The Weather Channel was sold to NBC Universal
and Bain Capital
; the sale includes Landmark's stakes in MétéoMedia and The Weather Network.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Category A specialty channel
Specialty channel
A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....
and web site, which provides weather information 24 hours a day. It primarily serves viewers in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, although some cable TV systems in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
carry the channel as well. It is available nation-wide via satellite as well. It is a sister station to its English-language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
counterpart, The Weather Network
The Weather Network
The Weather Network is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel that broadcasts weather-related news and information 24 hours a day....
. MétéoMédia went on the air along with The Weather Network for the first time on September 1, 1988.
MétéoMedia has a separate feed for the Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
area, much like how the English-language Weather Network has a special separate feed for the Greater Toronto Area
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area is the largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a 2006 census population of 5.5 million. The Greater Toronto Area is usually defined as the central city of Toronto, along with four regional municipalities surrounding it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York...
.
Ownership
Both MétéoMedia and The Weather Network are owned by PelmorexPelmorex
Pelmorex Media Inc. is a Canadian broadcast group. The company operates the broadcasting licence for The Weather Network and its French sister station, MétéoMédia. The Weather Network and MétéoMédia are Canada’s only 24-hour national specialty television networks devoted to weather reporting...
(in turn half-owned by The Weather Channel). The two originally shared an analogue
Analog television
Analog television is the analog transmission that involves the broadcasting of encoded analog audio and analog video signal: one in which the message conveyed by the broadcast signal is a function of deliberate variations in the amplitude and/or frequency of the signal...
transponder
Transponder
In telecommunication, the term transponder has the following meanings:...
on one of the Anik
Anik (satellite)
The Anik satellites are geostationary communications satellites launched by Telesat Canada for television in Canada. In Inuktitut, Anik means "little brother".-The Satellites:-Anik A:...
satellite
Communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...
s, with computer-generated local forecast
Weather forecasting
Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a given location. Human beings have attempted to predict the weather informally for millennia, and formally since the nineteenth century...
s airing on one while the video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
feed
Feed
Feed may refer to:In animal foodstuffs:* Compound feed, feedstuffs that are blended from various raw materials and additives* Fodder , any foodstuff that is used specifically to feed domesticated livestockIn computing:...
of a live forecaster or TV commercials aired on the other.
On January 3, 2008, it was reported that Landmark Communications
Landmark Communications
Landmark Media Enterprises LLC is a privately held media company headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia specializing in cable television, broadcast television, print publishing, and internet publishing...
, part-owner of MétéoMédia, may be for sale. In July 2008, The Weather Channel was sold to NBC Universal
NBC Universal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC is a media and entertainment company engaged in the production and marketing of entertainment, news, and information products and services to a global customer base...
and Bain Capital
Bain Capital
Bain Capital LLC is a Boston-based private equity firm founded in 1984 by partners from the consulting firm Bain & Company. Originally conceived as an early-stage, growth-oriented investment fund, Bain Capital today manages approximately $65 billion in assets, and its strategies include private...
; the sale includes Landmark's stakes in MétéoMedia and The Weather Network.
Schedule
MétéoMedia follows a schedule which repeats itself each hour, based on the current season. The spring/summer programming schedule often starts on the first Monday of April. It switches to the winter schedule on the first Monday of December. The following schedule is effective Monday, March 24, 2008.| | Weekday mornings (5:30–9:00 am) |
| Weekday daytime and evenings (9 am–1 am) |
| Weekends (7 am Saturday – 5:30 am Monday) |
| Nights (1 am–5:30 am (7 am Weekends)) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :02 Météo active | :02 Météo active | :02 Météo active | :02 Prévisions régionales | ||||
| :06 Circulation (Mtl) / Prévisions régionales | :08 Prévisions pollen | :08 Prévisions pollen | :04 Météo à venir | ||||
| :08 Prévision pollen | :08 Prévisions internationales | ||||||
| :12 Nouvelles | :12 Nouvelles | :12 Nouvelles | :15 Vert l'avenir / Météo 101 | :15 Vert l'avenir / Météo 101 | :14 Vert l'avenir | ||
| :16 Prévisions écoliers | :19 Votre météo | :19 Votre météo | :17 Votre météo | ||||
| :19 Votre météo | :18 Prévisions pollen | ||||||
| :22 Météo active | :22 Météo active | :22 Météo active | :25 Reportage | :25 Reportage | :22 Prévisions régionales | ||
| :25 Circulation (Mtl) / Prévisions régionales | :28 Météo à long terme | :28 Météo à long terme | :24 Météo à venir | ||||
| :28 Météo à long terme | :27 Roulez, c'est vert! | ||||||
| :32 Météo à venir | :32 Météo à venir | :32 Météo à venir | :37 Prévisions jardinage | :37 Prévisions jardinage | :32 Prévisions régionales | ||
| :37 Prévisions jardinage | :34 Météo à venir | ||||||
| :42 Nouvelles en bref | :42 Nouvelles en bref | :37 Reportage | |||||
| :42 Nouvelles en bref | :43 Météo à venir | :43 Météo à venir | :43 Météo à venir | :46 Prévisions plein-air | :46 Prévisions plein-air | :42 Prévisions régionales | |
| :46 Prévisions plein-air | :47 Prévisions internationales | :47 Prévisions internationales | :44 Météo à venir | ||||
| :47 Escales | :46 Météo plein-air | ||||||
| :52 Conditions actuelles | :52 Conditions actuelles | :47 Météo 101 | |||||
| :52 Conditions actuelles | :53 Météo à venir | :53 Météo à venir | :53 Météo à venir | :57 Secrets du jardinier / Roulez, c'est vert! | :57 Secrets du jardinier / Roulez, c'est vert! | :52 Prévisions régionales | |
| :56 Circulation (Mtl) / Prévisions régionales | :58 Bulletin UV | :58 Bulletin UV | :53 Météo à venir | ||||
| :58 Bulletin UV | :57 Secrets du jardinier | ||||||
| :58 Bulletin UV |
Weekdays
| | Timeslot (All Times Eastern) |
| Hosts | | CMOS Certified? |
| On MétéoMédia since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:30 - 9:00 am MétéoMédia Ce Matin |
Vicky Latour | No | 2010–Present |
| Jessica Laventure | No | 2009–Present | |
| Lynda Piché (Traffic) | No | 2008–Present | |
| 9:00 am – 1:30 pm C'est dans l'air |
Patrick de Bellefeuille | Yes | 1988–Present |
| 1:30 - 6:00 pm En tout temps |
Christian Hamel | No | 1992–Present |
| 6:00 pm – 1:00 am MétéoMédia Ce Soir |
Nadine Alcindor | Yes | 1999–Present |
| Réjean Ouimet | Yes | 1988–Present | |
| 1:00 am – 5:30 am MétéoMédia Ce Soir |
Nadine Alcindor | Yes | 1999–Present |
| Réjean Ouimet | Yes | 1988–Present |
Weekends
| | Timeslot (All Times Eastern) |
| Hosts | | CMOS Certified? |
| On MétéoMédia since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am – 12:00 pm | Yann Barrière | No | 2010–Present |
| 12:00 - 5:30 pm | Gisèle Quiniou | Yes | 1989–Present |
| 5:30 pm – 7:00 am | Anaïs Guertin-Lacroix | No | 2011–Present |
Other on-air hosts
| | Hosts | | CMOS Certified? |
| On MétéoMédia since | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reports and On Call | Éliane Larouche | Yes | 1997–Present |
| Reports and On Call | Suzie Poisson | No | 2006–Present |
| On Call | Cynthia Lemieux | No | 2007–Present |
| On Call | Marie-Ève Campeau | No | 2007–Present |
| On Call | Marco Parent | No | 2011–Present |
| On Call | Joanie Gonthier | No | 2011–Present |
| Reports | Marc Larouche | No | 2008–Present |
| On Call (Traffic) | Pierre Olivier | No | 2004–Present |
Former on-air hosts
(In alphabetical order)| Personality | Former Role(s) on MétéoMédia | Current Whereabouts |
|---|---|---|
| Chantal Beaudin (-2003) | Entretemps,Visa Week-end and À la carte ce soir Weather broadcaster Main Collaborators: Réjean Ouimet, Louis de Belleval, Suzanne Gariépy, Gisèle Quiniou |
Weather broadcaster for Radio-Canada and its sister station RDI RDI RDI can refer to:* Real Disposable Income, the amount of national income left over after taxes and inflation* Reference Daily Intake , a quantity of recommended nutrient intake... in Montreal |
| Nathalie Boudreau (2009-2010) | MétéoMédia ce soir Main Collaborator: Réjean Ouimet |
Unknown |
| Line Bourdeau (2007-2009) | Weather broadcaster & Reports Main Collaborator: Martin Bélanger |
Unknown |
| Élisabeth Caron (2006–2008) | Keywall Chroma key Chroma key compositing is a technique for compositing two images together. A color range in the top layer is made transparent, revealing another image behind. The chroma keying technique is commonly used in video production and post-production... Presenter Main Collaborators: Réjean Ouimet, Karine Pietrantonio |
Host at RockDétente Bois-Franc |
| Evelyne Charuest (2009-2010) | On Call | Unknown |
| Sophie Chiasson (1999–2002) | Keywall Chroma key Chroma key compositing is a technique for compositing two images together. A color range in the top layer is made transparent, revealing another image behind. The chroma keying technique is commonly used in video production and post-production... Presenter |
Opération Enfant Soleil Ambassador |
| Sherry Claridge | Weather Broadcaster | Unknown |
| Nathalie Chung Nathalie Chung Nathalie Chung is a Canadian news anchor and journalist for the Réseau de l'information television network, a Canadian French language news channel owned by the Société Radio-Canada... (before 1991) |
Weather Broadcaster | News anchor for Radio-Canada and its sister station RDI RDI RDI can refer to:* Real Disposable Income, the amount of national income left over after taxes and inflation* Reference Daily Intake , a quantity of recommended nutrient intake... in Montreal. |
| Josianne Cuierrier (-2006) | Keywall Presenter | Weather broadcaster for Radio-Canada and its sister station RDI RDI RDI can refer to:* Real Disposable Income, the amount of national income left over after taxes and inflation* Reference Daily Intake , a quantity of recommended nutrient intake... in Montreal |
| Caroline Côté (2009-2010) | On Call | Unknown |
| Louis de Belleval (1988–2005) | Weather news presenter and À la carte Outdoor Weather Broadcaster Main Collaborators: Réjean Ouimet, Chantal Beaudin, Christian Hamel,Éliane Larouche, Brigitte Vauclair |
Now at Radio-Canada in Montreal, QC. |
| Jean-François Desbiens (2006–2007) | Weather broadcaster | Reporter at TVA Nouvelles and LCN (to be verified) |
| Nathalie Desgroseilliers (-2005) | Agenda Week-end Outdoor Weather broadcaster Main Collaborators: Suzanne Gariépy, Gisèle Quiniou |
Teacher in a elementary school |
| Jules Desjarlais (-2005) | Keywall Presenter | Reporter for sports / weather for "Le téléjournal/Colombie-Britannique" at Radio-Canada (to be verified) |
| Pascale Dudemaine (2010-2011) | On Call | Unknown |
| Dominique Dufour | Unknown | Unknown |
| Julie Émond (2007-2011) | Ici et ailleurs | Unknown |
| Suzanne Gariépy (-2006) | Agenda Week-end Weather broadcaster and Entretemps Outdoor Weather Presenter Main Collaborators: Gisèle Quiniou, Nathalie Desgroseilliers, Chantal Beaudin, Réjean Ouimet |
Affiliated Real Estate Agent with Groupe Sutton - Actuel inc. in Longueuil, QC and weather broadcaster for Radio-Canada and its sister station RDI RDI RDI can refer to:* Real Disposable Income, the amount of national income left over after taxes and inflation* Reference Daily Intake , a quantity of recommended nutrient intake... in Montreal |
| Réjean Gaudreau | Voice overs | Université du Québec à Montréal Université du Québec à Montréal The Université du Québec à Montréal is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Basic facts:The UQAM is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québec , a public university system with other branches in Gatineau , Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec City, Chicoutimi, and... Media Professor |
| Nadia Gendron (-2007) | Weather broadcaster and Keywall Presenter | Affiliated Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX RE/MAX RE/MAX International is an international real estate company. It was founded in 1973 by David and Gail Liniger in Denver, Colorado, and is still owned by its founders. RE/MAX is an acronym for Real Estate MAXimum.... Quebec - De L'Avenir Inc in Saint-Jérôme, QC |
| Sophie Giardina (1999) | Keywall presenter | Unknown |
| Marie-Audrey Houle (2010-2011) | MétéoMédia weekend | Unknown |
| Alain Jean-Mary (2006–2007) | Keywall Presenter | Radio host on 105.7 Rythme FM in Montreal(Laval), QC |
| Pierre Lacasse | Météo Matin Traffic Specialist Main Collaborators: Patrick de Bellefeuille, Michelle Therrien, Brigitte Vauclair |
Morning Show Traffic Specialist on CKAC 730 in Montreal |
| Isabelle Lalonde (-2005) | Météo Matin week-end Weather broadcaster and Keywall Presenter Main Collaborators: Michelle Therrien, Pierre Lamontagne |
Unknown |
| Chantal Lacroix (1995–1997) | Unknown | Television and radio host |
| Pierre Lamontagne (-2005) | Facteur Temps Keywall Presenter and MétéoMatin Outdoor Weather presenter Main Collaborators: Chantal Lepage, Patrick de Bellefeuille, Michelle Therrien, Isabelle Lalonde, Chantal Beaudin |
Unknown |
| Éric Latour (-2005) | Evening Traffic Specialist Main Collaborators: Chantal Beaudin, Réjean Ouimet |
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| Pierre-Michel LeBreton (2006–2008) | Morning Traffic Specialist Main Collaborators: Patrick De Bellefeuille, Suzie Poisson |
Unknown |
| Chantal Lepage (-2005) | Facteur Temps Weather broadcaster Main Collaborators: Pierre Lamontagne |
Unknown |
| Frédéric Loiselle | Weather news presenter Main Collaborators: Brigitte Vauclair, Patrick de Bellefeuille, Pierre Lacasse |
Unknown |
| Lyse Marois | Unknown | Unknown |
| Valérie Mathieu (2006) | Keywall Presenter | Unknown |
| Eve-Audrey Mayrand (2007-2009) | Keywall Presenter | TVA |
| Angie Medrano (2011) | On Call | Unknown |
| Béatrice Noël (2003–2004) | Keywall Presenter | Unknown |
| Josée-Elise Paquet | Weather broadcaster for MeteoMedia on CKMF-CKAC-CIEL-RYTHME FM-RADIOMEDIA-CKYQ FM | Freelance Weather broadcaster at Radio-Canada - radio; Mortgage brooker for Multi-Prets Hypotheque |
| Christian Peeters | Unknown | Unknown |
| Karine Pietrantonio (2006–2010) | Outdoor Weather Presenter Main Collaborators: Patrick de Bellefeuille, Lynda Piché |
Student |
| Chantal Plouffe (2009-2010) | MétéoMédia le matin Main Collaborators: Christian Hamel, Lynda Piché |
Weather broadcaster for Radio-Canada / Téléjournal Ottawa-Gatineau since September 2010 |
| Benoît Reid | Unknown | Unknown |
| Brigitte Roussy | Weather News Presenter Main Collaborators: Réjean Ouimet, Chantal Beaudin, Gisèle Quiniou |
Unknown |
| Michelle Therrien (1992–2005) | Météo Matin week-end, La Totale and Météo Matin Keywall Presenter Main Collaborators: Isabelle Lalonde, Éliane Larouche, Patrick de Bellefeuille, Pierre Lamontagne |
V-P Marketing at H. Grégoire |
| Brigitte Vauclair (-2005) | Météo Matin and La Totale Host and Weather Broadcaster Main Collaborators: Patrick de Bellefeuille, Christian Hamel, Frédéric Loiselle, Pierre Lacasse, Éliane Larouche | Unknown |