The Weather Channel Germany
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| Broadcast area | Germany |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Düsseldorf |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Landmark Media Enterprises Holtzbrinck Publishing Group |
| History | |
| Launched | June 1996 |
| Closed | January 1998 |
The Weather Channel Germany (German: Der Wetter Kanal) was a German-language television channel that aired from June 1996 to January 1998.[1][2][3]
The channel was owned by various partners, among the partners were Landmark Communications, then-owners of the American Weather Channel, with a 45% share; and the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group with a 25% share.[4] Landmark Communications was only able to take a minority stake in the channel due to German media regulations.[3] Jörg Kachelmann was named the channel's first director.[1] Difficulties in getting full-time coverage on cable networks, the lack of revenue from subscriber fees, and a poor advertising market all led to the station's closure in 1998.[2][3]
Programming
Segments on the Weather Channel included:[5][6]
- Businesswetter (Business Weather), forecasts for business travelers.
- Regionalwetter (Regional Weather), forecasts for regions of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
- Reise (Travel), a short travelogue on an destination.
- Städtewetter (City Weather), with forecasts for major cities across Europe.
- Weltwetter (World Weather), with international forecasts.
- Wetterlexikon (Weather Lexicon), with weather trivia.
- Wetterschau (Weather Show), the main weather forecasting segment.
- Wochendewetter (Weekend Weather), forecasts for the upcoming weekend.
The station would also air short films about the impact of weather on society.[7] Much like the American Weather Channel, The Weather Channel Germany had Local Forecast segments that ran every 5 minutes. The Local Forecasts were initially powered by Weather Star 4000s, according to an official brochure,[8] but no Local Forecast footage from Germany has ever emerged.
Presenters
Presenters on the Weather Channel included:[6]
Meteorologists
- Alexander Lehmann
- Armin Mathes
- Rolf Engels
- Thomas Globig
- Thomas Kessler
Presenters
- Anja Bergerhoff
- Claudia Kleinert
- Frank Sitter
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pieseln vom Himmel". Der Spiegel. April 15, 1996.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Schon übermorgen ist Sendeschluß". Berliner Zeitung. January 27, 1998.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Batten, Frank (2002). The Weather Channel: The Improbable Rise of a Media Phenomenon. Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Publishing. pp. 174–181. ISBN 1-57851-559-9.
- ↑ "Blitz und Donner sind eingeschlagen beim Wetterkanal". Kress. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Der Wetter Kanal (Deutschland) im Jahr 1996". YouTube.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mathes, Armin (November 28, 2006). "Der Wetterkanal - Präsentation von Wetterinformationen" (PDF). Universiät Bonn.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Wetterkanal LTU Thilo Lange, Jürgen Noe 10.10.1997". YouTube. December 14, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Wetterkanal Infobroschuere". Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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See also
The Weather Channel in Europe: