| 词条 | Weather Central |
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| name = Weather Central, LP | logo = | caption = | trading_name = Weather Central | native_name = | native_name_lang = | romanized = | former type = | type = Subsidiary | traded_as = | industry = Weather forecasting | genre = | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = Wisconsin, United States ({{Start date|1974}}) | founder = Terry Kelly | defunct = | location_city = Madison, Wisconsin | location_country = United States | locations = | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Terry Kelly (founder and CEO) Christopher Kelly (President) | products = | production = | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = | assets = | equity = | owner = Weather Services International | num_employees = 180 | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|www.wxc.com/}} | footnotes = | intl = | bodystyle = }}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 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] See also
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Company Overview of Weather Central, LP|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=7653327|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|accessdate=15 February 2013}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|title=E.L. Rothschild LLC Acquires a Majority Stake in Weather Central, LP|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/31/idUS224989+31-Jan-2011+BW20110131|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=15 February 2013|date=31 January 2011}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Weather Central launches consumer site, apps|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2011/05/16/weather-central-launches-consumer.html|publisher=The Business Journal|accessdate=15 February 2013|date=16 May 2011}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Investment firm to buy majority of Weather Central|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2011/01/31/investment-firm-to-buy-majority-of.html|publisher=The Business Journal|accessdate=15 February 2013|date=11 January 2011}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=E.L. Rothschild LLC Acquires a Majority Stake in Weather Central, LP|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110131007054/en/E.L.-Rothschild-LLC-Acquires-Majority-Stake-Weather|publisher=Business Wire|accessdate=15 February 2013|date=31 January 2011}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Weather Services International Acquires Weather Central|url=http://press.weather.com/press-releases/weather-services-international-acquires-weather-central/|publisher=The Weather Channel|accessdate=15 February 2013|date=9 August 2012}} 7. ^{{cite web|last=Samenow|first=Jason|title=Weather Channel domination: member company WSI acquires Weather Central|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/weather-channel-domination-member-company-wsi-acquires-weather-central/2012/08/09/8cf00774-e250-11e1-98e7-89d659f9c106_blog.html|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=16 February 2013|date=9 August 2012}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=New Interactive Radar 5.0 from Weather Central Delivers Industry’s Highest Resolution Radar to Websites, iOS or Android Devices|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/7/prweb9733748.htm|publisher=PRWeb|accessdate=15 February 2013|date=25 July 2012}} External links
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