The Weather Channel 2014. Aside from location-based weather forecast information, the apps provided radar maps, and tropical and seasonal updates, as well as social media related functions that track weather-related Twitter messages and allow users to send Facebook friends severe weather alerts. The channel also disseminated severe weather information, and photos and videos submitted by meteorologists and viewers, on its Twitter feed (@TWCBreaking, which also served as a hashtag usable for posts). In July 2012, The Weather Company (former owner of The Weather Channel) purchased competing weather website Weather Underground. While The Weather Channel already had success with its own mobile apps, it
The Weather Channel to 5:00 p.m. Eastern, and the network's evening program, "Weather Underground", which airs from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern. On weekends, "AMHQ" is aired from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., followed by "Weekend Recharge" from 9:00 am to 1:00 p.m. On April 21, 2018, Weekend Recharge began airing for an additional hour until 1:00 p.m. EST, following the previous week's TV end to Weather Geeks, which is now done in the form of a podcast. The Weather Channel also broadcast original weather-related documentary/entertainment series and specials. These programs ran from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time on weekdays