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Iowa meteorologists safe for now as Allen Media reviews plan to use The Weather Channel
Iowa weather teams at Allen Media stations are safe for now as the company reconsiders its decision to outsource forecasts to The Weather Channel.
Allen Media Group Reverses Decision to Lay Off Local Meteorologists Amid Backlash
Allen Media Group is reversing its decision to replace local meteorologists with a Weather Channel feed due to strong criticism from viewers.
Meteorologists give tearful goodbyes as Allen Media Group TV stations replace them with Weather Channel feed
Allen Media Group will lay off or reassign at least 50 workers across all of its local stations, according to a report.
Allen Media’s Weather Channel hub for local TV stations partially reversed
Allen Media's plans to create a national hub for its local stations at Atlanta's Weather Channel has been reversed for some of its local markets.
Allen Media Weather Update
There have been reports in the media and on social platforms that Allen Media Broadcasting would roll out a format for local weather forecast coverage powered by The Weather Channel
TV weather storm brews over Allen Media's plans to centralize weather operations
A move by Allen Media Group to centralize weather operations at the Weather Channel, rather than keeping meteorologists at its local stations, has met with fierce resistance from viewers. Why it matters: Local meterologists know the communities they serve,
Allen Media ignites controversy with plan to lay off local TV weather forecasters
Allen Media has paused its plan to lay off more than 100 local TV meteorologists and outsource regional weather reporting to the Atlanta studios of The Weather Channel. From "The Editor's Desk."
Facing Backlash Over Firing Its Meteorologists, Allen Media Group Learns an Important Lesson: Take the ‘Local' Out of Local TV At Your Own Peril
Handing out pink slips to dozens of beloved small-market local TV news weathercasters would be ill-advised even in the best ...
Allen Media reportedly won’t fire local meteorologists after viewer backlash: ‘Greedy, damn cheap’
Allen Media Group is reportedly halting its plan to replace about 100 local weather reporters with a Weather Channel feed.
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Was Your Local Meteorologist Laid Off? Weather Channel Deal Leads to Cuts
However, reports indicate it could be upward of 100. Allen Media Group told Newsweek they have "no new information to relay to you on this matter at this time." In recent years, many local ...
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Atlanta’s Weather Channel building to become hub for TV weather reports across U.S.
© 2025 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. Allen Media, owner of the Weather Channel, has created a new hub for its 28 local TV stations ...