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Weather Central

American meteorology data company

Field	Value
name	Weather Central, LP
logo	Weather Central logo.JPG
logo_size	200px
trade_name	Weather Central
type	Subsidiary
industry	Weather forecasting
foundation	Wisconsin, United States
()
founder	Terry Kelly
defunct
location_city	Madison, Wisconsin
location_country	United States
area_served	Worldwide
key_people	Terry Kelly
(Founder and CEO)
Christopher Kelly (President)
aum
owner	Weather Services International
num_employees	180
homepage

() (Founder and CEO) Christopher Kelly (President)

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.

Overview

The company has 180 employees and 70 meteorologists. It is the largest provider of broadcast and interactive web weather solutions for media companies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Philippines. Weather Central has about 400 broadcast television clients in 21 countries worldwide. Weather Central also developed a free application for iPhones and Android devices called MyWeather.

Acquisitions

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.

In 2012, Weather Services International, a sister company to The Weather Channel, announced an agreement to acquire Weather Central. Weather Central also launched the Radar 5™, a radar widget built using HTML5.

References

"Company Overview of Weather Central, LP". [[Bloomberg Businessweek]].
(31 January 2011). "E.L. Rothschild LLC Acquires a Majority Stake in Weather Central, LP". [[Reuters]].
(16 May 2011). "Weather Central launches consumer site, apps". The Business Journal.
(11 January 2011). "Investment firm to buy majority of Weather Central". The Business Journal.
(31 January 2011). "E.L. Rothschild LLC Acquires a Majority Stake in Weather Central, LP". [[Business Wire]].
(9 August 2012). "Weather Services International Acquires Weather Central". [[The Weather Channel]].
Samenow, Jason. (9 August 2012). "Weather Channel domination: member company WSI acquires Weather Central". [[The Washington Post]].
(25 July 2012). "New Interactive Radar 5.0 from Weather Central Delivers Industry's Highest Resolution Radar to Websites, iOS or Android Devices". PRWeb.

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