History of The Weather Channel capable set introduced in 2008. The Weather Channel also debuted two new slogans: "It's Amazing Out There" and "Weather All The Time". On December 2, 2013, The Weather Channel announced that "Good Morning America" weather anchor Sam Champion would be joining the network, serving as both the channel's weather editor and as an on-camera meteorologist. On March 17, 2014, Champion began hosting a new morning program on the channel, "America's Morning Headquarters", which replaced "Morning Rush" on that date. On January 14, 2014, DirecTV became the first major pay television provider to drop The Weather Channel, as a result of
History of The Weather Channel and mobile apps for consumers to access on-demand weather content as the reason for dropping TWC and its services. The late-summer of 2015 saw the start of extensive changes to The Weather Channel's schedule and operations. First on August 24, the channel premiered "Weather Underground", a two-hour early-evening program hosted by Mike Bettes, which is co-branded with the sister website of the same name (which was purchased by The Weather Company in 2012), featuring an in-depth look at the mechanisms of weather. On September 1, Vivian Brown announced that she would be departing The Weather Channel after 29 years, having