As many regions in the country prepare for the start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, it was very important to launch this new app experience to ensure that our life-saving weather information is available to everyone, 24-7.”Ī free, seven-day free trial of the standalone Weather Channel subscription streaming service is available to new customers.

“Our upgraded app allows subscribers to tailor their TV viewing experience to their location and needs.

“This is a huge step for The Weather Channel television network, as we expand access to our best-in-class weather news and entertainment content,” Byron Allen, the owner of the Weather Channel’s parent company Allen Media Group, said in a statement. Unlike those streaming channels, which are free to access and supported by advertisements, the Weather Channel will still require some sort of subscription in order to access in the past, the cheapest way to access the Weather Channel without cable was to subscribe to Frndly TV, which offered the climate network in its base subscription package that starts at $7 a month (or $9 a month for high-definition access). The move comes as the Weather Channel faces increasing competition from streaming-only upstarts like WeatherNation, AccuWeather Now and Fox Weather.

Last week, the Weather Channel quietly updated its smartphone and tablet apps to offer users access to a streaming version of the cable channel for $3 a month, the first time the channel has been offered as a standalone streaming network unbundled from a traditional pay television subscription. (Image courtesy Allen Media Group, Graphic by The Desk)įor the first time, fans of the Weather Channel can access the climate-centric network without a traditional cable, satellite or streaming pay television subscription.

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