Weather Center

*Weather Center*
Weather Center
Presented by	Kristina Abernathy; Vivian Brown; Carl Parker; Nick Walker
Country of origin	United States
Production
Production location	Atlanta
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	Variable
Original release
Network	The Weather Channel
Release	March 10, 1998 –; March 1, 2009

For the current Weather Center that airs on evenings, see Weather Center (2009)

Weather Center (originally WeatherScope) was a news/weather program produced by The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia. Initially, Weather Center was the lone news program for The Weather Channel. By 2000, the show had started being significantly pared down. By the end of 2008, Weather Center only aired for one hour a day during the week and two hours on weekends. The 4pm hour of Weather Center (2006 to 2009) was replaced by PM Edition.

History

In 1995, The Weather Channel introduced WeatherScope, programming on an hourly "wheel" format. WeatherScope was carried through the 1996 channel redesign. In its early days (before 1996), WeatherScope This Morning was a morning version, differing only in presentation. In 1997, the weather wheel system was retooled with a new TWC programming schedule.

WeatherScope was renamed Weather Center on March 10, 1998. The show continued to be the bulk of the channel's schedule, running for the entire program day (excluding the 30-minute overnight The Weather Classroom program for Cable in the Classroom). TWC's meteorologists would show weather forecasts and current conditions around the United States as well as international forecasts. From its debut in 1998 through early 2000, the program was divided into 3 blocks: Weather Center AM, Weather Center, and Weather Center PM. In February 2000, much of Weather Center AM was replaced with First Outlook and Your Weather Today. In April 2001, Weekend Now replaced the entire Weather Center AM block on weekends. A revamp of the channel's presentation in June 2001 dropped the "AM/PM" distinction; this revamp also saw a slew of programs to erode the Weather Center evening and weekend time slots; by 2008, only one hour remained.

On Sunday, March 1, 2009, the original Weather Center was discontinued and a new program with the same title debuted with an entirely different format.

Schedule

This was very close to what the schedule was in 2005. (Excluding Long form shows except during overnight.)

5AM to 7AM- First Outlook

7AM to 10AM- Your Weather Today

10AM to 12PM- Day Planner

12PM to 4PM- Weather Center

4PM to 6PM- Afternoon Outlook

6PM to 8PM- PM Edition

9PM to 11AM, 12AM to 2AM - Evening Edition

2AM to 5AM- Overnight Outlook

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