Launched on May 2, 1982, the channel broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news and analysis, along with documentaries and entertainment programming related to weather. A sister network, Weatherscan, was a digital cable and satellite service that offered 24-hour automated local forecasts and radar imagery. As of November 2023, The Weather Channel is available to approximately 68 million pay television households in the United States-down from its 2013 peak of 101 million households.