Telemundo O&Os ‘Most Accurate’ Spanish-Language Weather Forecasters For Second Straight Year

WeatheRate, an independent weather research company, today announced that 17 Telemundo owned stations have received the “Most Accurate” forecasting certification for 2020. The stations: WNJU New York, WSCV Miami, KTMD Houston, KXTX Dallas-Fort Worth, WSNS Chicago, KVDA San Antonio, KTAZ Phoenix, KTLM Harlingen, Texas, WTMO Orlando, WWSI Philadelphia, WZDC Washington, D.C., KUAN San Diego, WRMD Tampa, KDEN Denver, KTDO El Paso, WNEU Boston and KBLR Las Vegas.

“All Telemundo stations that earned our accuracy title last year repeated their strong showing during our recently completed annual accuracy research,” said Bruce Fixman, president, WeatheRate. “With two years of research now completed, Spanish-language viewers can be confident they are receiving the most accurate Spanish-language weather forecasts from their Telemundo stations.”

“Year after year, our Telemundo station weather teams have transformed the way that forecasts are delivered to local audiences by going beyond temperature highs and lows,” said Ozzie Martinez, SVP, news, digital and standards for the Telemundo Station Group. “Our weather teams deliver live weather forecasts to help audiences understand how weather patterns, storms and the effects of climate change will affect them in their daily lives. With augmented reality and other storytelling approaches, our meteorologists are helping audiences stay connected to their local weather updates, as it happens in real-time, and in the language of their choice.”