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Weathernews LiVE
ウェザーニュースLiVE
TypeNews, weather
CountryJapan
Broadcast areaWorldwide (online)
HeadquartersMakuhari Techno Garden, Chiba, Japan
Programming
Language(s)Japanese
Picture formatHDTV 1080p
Ownership
OwnerWeathernews, Inc.
History
LaunchedApril 16, 2018 (2018-04-16)
ReplacedSOLiVE24
Links
Webcastyoutube.com/weathernews/
Websiteweathernews.jp/wnl/

Weathernews LiVE (ウェザーニュースLiVE, Uezānyusu LiVE) (WNL) is a Japanese 24-hour live streaming channel owned and operated by Weathernews Inc. [ja] (WNI), the largest privately owned weather company in the world. WNL started broadcasting 16 April 2018,[1] replacing SOLiVE 24, a similar streaming service also operated by WNI since 27 April 2009.[2]

Programming

Weathernews LiVE broadcasts six live programmes of three hours each from 05:00 to 23:00 JST every day;[3] the programmes are routinely divided into 30-minute blocks (around 25 minutes of content and intervals of approximately 5 minutes). The remaining hours are filled with updated weather information and no on-air talent; in case of an emergency, special programming is broadcast and, if necessary, a meteorologist and/or a presenter will provide updates. The channel is focused on weather and meteorological information for Japan, including typhoons, volcanic activity and earthquakes.

Most of the content is provided by meteorology professionals at parent company WNI, with weather reports sent by users of the company's mobile app featured during the programming, including guides on how to use some of its features and how to send a report. Some segments, depending on the hour of the day, include the anniversaries of the day, the Japanese seasonal days, weather or Japanese culture-related quizzes, or simply ad lib by the presenters known as casters, who routinely interact with the audience through YouTube or Niconico's chat feature.

As of April 2024, WNL broadcasts live on the internet through YouTube, Niconico and TikTok. It previously streamed on Twitch, Facebook, Twitter, Mildom and LINE Live.

WNL is home to Weatheroid Type A Airi[4] (nicknamed Ponko), a character based on presenter Airi Yamagishi, who also dubs her voice during her weekly programme on Thursday nights, broadcast since 2014 during the SOLiVE24 era and as of April 2023 preempting the last hour of Weathernews LiVE Moon. The character was introduced in April 2012.

On late February 2021, a video where then presenter Saya Hiyama [ja] switches from light-hearted banter to an earthquake early warning in a few seconds became a viral phenomenon on internet and gave WNL some renown overseas.[5][6] The clip, shared by one of dozens of WNL fan channels on YouTube, has more than 28 million views as of April 2022.[7] Another clip of Hiyama posted 12 November 2021[8] has earned more than 13 million views on YouTube in part because it was featured on the Daily Mail website. Hiyama, who joined WNL in 2018, left the channel on 30 March 2024;[9] her last programme, Evening, reached 23,000 live viewers on YouTube.[10]

WNL's YouTube channel reached 1 million subscribers 20 April 2023.[11][12]

Programmes

As of April 2024:

TV simulcasts

As of April 2024, some WNL programmes are simulcast on:

Personnel

Presenters (casters)

As of April 2024:[17]

On-air meteorologists

As of August 2023:[17]

References

  1. ^ "【LIVE】 最新地震・気象情報　ウェザーニュース SOLiVE24　(2018.3.19 18:00-24:00)". YouTube. Weathernews. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ "利用者と共に創る24時間ライブ気象情報番組「SOLiVE24」開始". Weathernews. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ^ "ウェザーニュースLiVE 番組表". Weathernews. Weathernews. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ "ウェザーロイド Airi". Weathernews. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. ^ St Michel, Patrick (17 April 2021). "Weather forecaster Saya Hiyama's viral moments say a lot about fame in Japan". The Japan Times. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  6. ^ "笑顔で会話→「緊急地震速報」で一転冷静に　生放送中キャスターの「切り換え」に称賛、本人に話を聞いた". J-CAST. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  7. ^ "The earthquake alert started warning and she switched Instantly". YouTube. WeathernewFans. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  8. ^ "I'm sorry it's not morning". YouTube. WeathernewFans. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  9. ^ "檜山沙耶、ウェザーニューズ最終日は号泣「たくさんの感謝で涙が止まらない」". Oricon News. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  10. ^ "「ウェザーニューズ」退社の檜山沙耶　ラスト出演で号泣「5年半楽しいひと時」　同時接続数2万3千人超え". Sports Nippon. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  11. ^ "【LIVE】金環皆既日食2023特別番組 日本では「部分日食」も／2023年4月20日(木)". YouTube. Weathernews. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  12. ^ "「ウェザーニュース」YouTubeチャンネルの登録者数が100万人を突破！". Weathernews. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Programming guide for MTV". Mie TV. Mie TV. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  14. ^ "『BSフジ×ウェザーニュース』". BS Fuji. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  15. ^ "ウェザーニュースLiVE - BSよしもと". BS Yoshimoto. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  16. ^ "情報・ドキュメンタリー番組 > ウェザーニュース LiVE". BS 12. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  17. ^ a b "お天気キャスタープロフィール - ウェザーニュース". Weathernews. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  18. ^ "株式会社ウェザーニューズ　役員一覧". Weathernews. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

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