Sirius XM Weather & Emergency

Sirius XM Weather & Emergency was a free satellite radio channel dedicated to providing critical, updated information before, during and after natural disasters, weather emergencies and other hazardous incidents as well as AMBER Alerts to listeners across North America. The channel was also affiliated with The Weather Channel. It was normally a low bitrate channel, but bitrate was raised in case of widespread emergencies. The channel number, 247 on XM, is a reference to the term 24/7, the old name of the channel XM Emergency Alert.

Sirius XM Weather & Emergency
Broadcast areaUnited States
Canada
FrequencyXM247
SR184
BrandingEmergency Alert
Programming
Format24/7 traffic and weather,
emergency alerts and news
AffiliationsThe Weather Channel
Ownership
OwnerSirius XM Radio
History
First air date
2004-09-10 on XM as XM EMergency Alert
Technical information
ClassSatellite radio channel
Links
WebsiteSirius XM Weather & Emergency

As a promotional channel, it was available from any XM or Sirius radio without a subscription (which is required by law as part of the Emergency Alert System, which they are required to take part in).

These channels were discontinued during November 2010.

Former XM Logo as XM Emergency Alert

Past emergencies as XM Emergency Alert

During these events, XM Emergency Alert was used to give specific regional information for the affected area:

2011

Hurricane Irene with an audio relay of The Weather Channel from August 28–29.

2010

None.

2009

None.

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004
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