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which launched on October 25, 2021 to provide weather forecasts and information for the United States. The service is available through select digital subchannels of

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, YouTube TV, The Roku Channel,

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, its website and mobile apps, the mobile and

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and

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, the websites of Fox's owned and operated stations, the OTT service

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, and simulcasted on weekend mornings from 6 to 9 AM ET on

and in

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and various weekend slots on select

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stations. During significant weather events, Fox Weather is often simulcast on

History

On December 9, 2020, Fox News Media announced the forthcoming launch of an ad-supported weather service that would include local and national weather related news. On June 24, 2021, Fox News Media announced a slate of six meteorologists who would make up the team reporting for the channel, joining from other local TV stations. The channel is overseen by Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and executive Sharri Berg. News of the launch sparked discussion on how the channel will cover

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, an issue their sister channel ''

'' has often dismissed. Regarding how the issue of climate change will be addressed on the new network, Berg stated in an interview that “...climate change is part of our lives. It’s how we live. It’s not going to be ignored.” On August 18, 2021, Berg announced that Fox Weather would add three correspondents and five multimedia journalists to the team. On September 1, 2021, Fox Weather released their first promo and announced that they would be launching in October. The launch date was later announced for October 25. On October 18, 2021, Berg announced that Fox Weather would add four additional meteorologists and a multimedia journalist to the team. The network was also added as an over-the-air

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at the start of 2022 in markets served by the network's owned-and-operated stations group, presumably with

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allowing local forecasts and severe weather coverage. A weekend morning simulcast of the channel airs on

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from 6 to 8 a.m. ET, which started on December 4.

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added Fox Weather on February 2, 2022, becoming the first weather-focused channel to air on the OTT service. On February 8, Berg announced that Fox Weather had also been added to the Amazon News and The Roku Channel OTT services, and would be added to

and

later in February. Berg also announced that, in addition to its addition to over-the-air digital subchannels, Fox Weather content would be simulcast for 1-2 hours daily on

and independent stations. On March 14, 2022, Berg announced that Fox Weather had hired

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as its hurricane specialist. On April 12, 2022, Fox Weather announced that it has unveiled a

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truck called the "Fox Weather Beast." On May 2, 2022, Fox Weather debuted an hourly update podcast/report "Fox Weather Update." Weather updates and rolling coverage are also a part of the hourly loop of streaming/

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station Fox News Headlines 24/7.

Location and team

The channel's headquarters is at Fox News Media's office and draws on their existing meteorologists across US stations as well as dedicated meteorologists for the channel.

Notable current on-air staff

* Amy Freeze – anchor (formerly of

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– evening co-anchor (formerly of WJZY,

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) * Stephen Morgan – anchor (formerly of

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– tropical storm and hurricane specialist (formerly of

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Programming

Live

Currently, Fox Weather's schedule consists of the following programs: * ''Fox Weather First'' (Weekdays 5-9 AM ET) * ''Fox Weather Sky Dome'' (Weekdays 9 AM-12 PM ET) * ''America's Weather Center'' (Weekdays 12-4 PM ET) * ''Fox Weather Across America'' (Weekdays 4-7 PM ET) * ''America's Weather Now'' (Weeknights 7-10 PM ET) * ''America's Weather Weekend'' (Weekends 6 AM-2 PM ET, 6-9 AM ET portion simulcast on

)

Pre-recorded

* ''America's Weather Tonight'' (Weekdays 10 PM-1 AM ET) * ''Night Light'' (Daily 1-6 AM ET) * ''Fox Weather Reports / As It Happened'' (Weekends 2 PM-1 AM ET)

Affiliates

References

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