Affiliations The Weather Channel Format All-news radio Branding Emergency Alert | Frequency XM247 , SR184 Owner Sirius XM Radio Affiliation The Weather Channel | |
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First air date 2004-09-10 on XM as XM EMergency Alert Class Satellite radio channel Website Sirius XM Weather & Emergency Broadcast areas United States of America, Canada | ||
Sirius XM Weather & Emergency was a free satellite radio channel dedicated to providing critical, updated information before, during and after natural disasters, weather emergencies and other hazardous incidents as well as AMBER Alerts to listeners across North America. The channel was also affiliated with The Weather Channel. It was normally a low bitrate channel, but bitrate was raised in case of widespread emergencies. The channel number, 247 on XM, is a reference to the term 24/7, the old name of the channel XM Emergency Alert.
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As a promotional channel, it was available from any XM or Sirius radio without a subscription (which is required by law as part of the Emergency Alert System, which they are required to take part in).
These channels were discontinued during November 2010.
Past emergencies as XM Emergency Alert
During these events, XM Emergency Alert was used to give specific regional information for the affected area:
2011
Hurricane Irene with an audio relay of The Weather Channel from August 28–29.
2010
None.
2009
None.