The Weather Channel Latin America
Encyclopedia
The Weather Channel Latin America was a version of The Weather Channel
founded in 1996 in some Latin America
n Spanish language
countries
like Mexico
and Argentina
; a Portuguese language
version was created two years later, in 1998. The channel operated until December 20, 2002, when TWC closed it to avoid cost cuts at its American operations.
, generated on the Weather Star XL
platform. Forecasts occurred every 10 minutes on the "0s" on the Spanish version and on the "5s" in Brazil. Some of the music used for these forecasts ended up playing on Weatherscan
operated by The Weather Channel in 2003.
Lola Martinez
Eduardo Rodriguez
Carolina Saiz
Katrina Voss
Raul Ayrala
Selene Feria
Maria Antonieta Mejia
Maricarmen Ramos
Luis Carrera
Armando Benitez
Paola Elorza
and Sal Morales
The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel is a US cable and satellite television network since May 2, 1982, that broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news, along with entertainment programming related to weather 24 hours a day...
founded in 1996 in some Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
countries
Country
A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
like Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
; a Portuguese language
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
version was created two years later, in 1998. The channel operated until December 20, 2002, when TWC closed it to avoid cost cuts at its American operations.
Programs
- Panorama: Similar to Weekend NowWeekend NowWeekend Now is a weekend weather program on The Weather Channel. The program, which originally featured unique segments including world weather, lifestyle-oriented weather, and light weather news, debuted in 2001 as the first of multiple weekend programs on The Weather Channel.-Program...
. Weekend forecast. - Destinos (Destinations): The 3-day forecast for cities in FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
(at 13 min of each hour) and cities in Latin AmericaLatin AmericaLatin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, like AcapulcoAcapulcoAcapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history...
, Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
and Santo DomingoSanto DomingoSanto Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
(at 43 min each hour). - Nuestro Planeta/ Nosso Planeta (Our Planet): Information about the EarthEarthEarth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
.
Pronóstico Local / Previsão Local
The Latin American version of Local on the 8sLocal on the 8s
The Local on the 8s or Local Forecast is the portion of programming where viewers see current weather conditions and local weather forecasts for their respective area on The Weather Channel in the United States...
, generated on the Weather Star XL
Weather STAR XL
Weather Star XL is the fifth system designed for The Weather Channel's local forecast. At its rollout in 1998, it came months after a major update to the channel's presentation. The Star XL was a major leap over the much older Weather Star 4000 system, featuring advanced capabilities such as...
platform. Forecasts occurred every 10 minutes on the "0s" on the Spanish version and on the "5s" in Brazil. Some of the music used for these forecasts ended up playing on Weatherscan
Weatherscan
Weatherscan is a TV channel offered by The Weather Channel. Carried on select cable systems in the United States, Weatherscan features uninterrupted local weather information in graphical format on a continuous loop...
operated by The Weather Channel in 2003.
Former Broadcasters
Guillermo ArduinoLola Martinez
Lola Martinez (broadcaster)
Lola Martinez is a weather anchor on CNN International. She was born in Barcelona, grew up in England and is based at the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia.Martinez studied English and Spanish literature at the University of Barcelona...
Eduardo Rodriguez
Carolina Saiz
Katrina Voss
Katrina Voss
Katrina Voss worked as a bilingual broadcast meteorologist for The Weather Channel Latin America and AccuWeather and holds the AMS Seal.She is known for being a regular columnist for the secular humanist journal Free Inquiry magazine...
Raul Ayrala
Selene Feria
Maria Antonieta Mejia
Maricarmen Ramos
Luis Carrera
Armando Benitez
Paola Elorza
and Sal Morales