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Weather Central | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Weather forecasting |
Founded |
Wisconsin,
United States (1974 ) |
Founder | Terry Kelly |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Terry Kelly (Founder and CEO) Christopher Kelly (President) |
Owner | Weather Services International |
Number of employees | 180 |
Website |
www |
Weather Central, LP is a private company that provides weather data and production tools to the media industry. It was founded in 1974 by Terry Kelly. [1]
The company has 180 employees and 70 meteorologists. It is the largest provider of broadcast and interactive web weather solutions[ buzzword] for media companies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Philippines. Weather Central has about 400 broadcast television clients in 21 countries worldwide. [2] Weather Central also developed a free application for iPhones and Android devices called MyWeather. [3]
In 2011, E.L. Rothschild LLC, an investment company, acquired a 70% stake in Weather Central. Nonetheless, the company will continue to operate under CEO and founder, Terry Kelly, as well as current management. [2] [4] [5]
In 2012, Weather Services International, a sister company to The Weather Channel, announced an agreement to acquire Weather Central. [6] [7] Weather Central also launched the Radar 5™, a radar widget built using HTML5. [8]
| |
Weather Central | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Weather forecasting |
Founded |
Wisconsin,
United States (1974 ) |
Founder | Terry Kelly |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Terry Kelly (Founder and CEO) Christopher Kelly (President) |
Owner | Weather Services International |
Number of employees | 180 |
Website |
www |
Weather Central, LP is a private company that provides weather data and production tools to the media industry. It was founded in 1974 by Terry Kelly. [1]
The company has 180 employees and 70 meteorologists. It is the largest provider of broadcast and interactive web weather solutions[ buzzword] for media companies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Philippines. Weather Central has about 400 broadcast television clients in 21 countries worldwide. [2] Weather Central also developed a free application for iPhones and Android devices called MyWeather. [3]
In 2011, E.L. Rothschild LLC, an investment company, acquired a 70% stake in Weather Central. Nonetheless, the company will continue to operate under CEO and founder, Terry Kelly, as well as current management. [2] [4] [5]
In 2012, Weather Services International, a sister company to The Weather Channel, announced an agreement to acquire Weather Central. [6] [7] Weather Central also launched the Radar 5™, a radar widget built using HTML5. [8]