The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) unveiled a plan yesterday to launch a dedicated weather channel to provide the public with direct access to meteorological information.
The bureau is working on a joint project with Chunghwa Telecom in the hope that the proposed free TV channel would be included in the company’s multimedia-on-demand (MOD) service, CWB director-general Shin Tzay-chyn (辛在勤) said.
Shin said the CWB hopes to use the TV channel to not only provide weather forecasts and information on earthquakes and typhoons but also to educate the public about natural phenomena in a fun and lively way.
However, it is unlikely that the channel will be launched soon, as the CWB’s existing workforce cannot produce enough programs to maintain the operation, Shin said.
As a warm-up to its TV venture, the CWB will strengthen its videocast service on its official Web site, he said.
The videocast will be presented more frequently and it will be expanded to include earthquake reports, in addition to the weather forecasts that it currently streams online, he said.
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