Sirius XM Weather & Emergency - wikipedia Sirius XM Weather & Emergency Sirius XM Weather & Emergency Broadcast area United States Canada Branding Emergency Alert Frequency XM 247 SR 184 First air date 2004 - 09 - 10 on XM as XM EMergency Alert Format 24 / 7 traffic and weather, emergency alerts and news Class Satellite radio channel Affiliations The Weather Channel Owner Sirius XM Radio Website 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. 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 Contents 1 Past emergencies as XM Emergency Alert 1.1 2011 1.3 2009 1.4 2008 1.5 2007 1.6 2006 1.7 2005 1.8 2004 2 External links 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. None. 2009 None. 2008 Hurricane Ike, and local relays of KTRH and KHOU - TV. Hurricane Hanna Hurricane Gustav, and local relay of WRNO - FM Tropical Storm Fay Hurricane Dolly 2007 October 2007 California wildfires, and local radio relays of KFI and KOGO February -- March 2007 Tornado Outbreak 2006 2006 Colorado Blizzard 2006 Kiholo Bay earthquake Hurricane Florence Hurricane Ernesto Tropical Storm Chris Tropical Storm Alberto 2005 2005 New York City transit strike Hurricane Wilma Hurricane Rita Hurricane Ophelia Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Dennis Hurricane Jeanne Hurricane Ivan External links Sirius XM Weather & Emergency - XM Webpage Sirius XM Weather & Emergency - Sirius webapage Sirius XM Radio channels Entertainment Blue Collar Radio Canada Laughs Fox News Radio The Foxxhole Laugh USA Martha Stewart Living Radio Raw Dog Comedy Sirius XM Stars Family and health Doctor Radio Kids Place Live Radio Classics Radio Disney News BBC World Service Bloomberg Radio CNBC CNN CNN en Español C - Span Radio Fox News Channel Fox News Talk HLN MSNBC NPR Now POTUS Politics PRX SiriusXM Patriot SiriusXM Progress Sirius XM Public Radio SiriusXM Insight SiriusXM Urban View Religion FamilyNet Radio The Catholic Channel EWTN FamilyTalk Sports ESPN Radio ESPNU Radio ESPN Xtra IndyCar Radio Mad Dog Sports Radio MLB Network Radio NBA Radio NASCAR Radio NFL Radio The Score XM Scoreboard Latin Calendrier Sportif Canada 360 Canada Talks CBC Radio One ESPN Deportes Radio Ici Radio - Canada Première Quoi de Neuf Radio Parallèle Other America 's Talk ATN - Asian Radio Cosmo Radio Extreme Talk Howard 100 Howard 101 Playboy Radio RCI+ ReachMD Road Dog Trucking Sirius XM Indie Sirius XM Weather & Emergency Specials Faction Talk The Weather Network WRN Broadcast Premium channels Sirius XM Public Radio Faction Talk OutQ SiriusXM NHL Network Radio SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sirius_XM_Weather_%26_Emergency&oldid=784167622 '' Categories : XM Satellite Radio channels Digital - only radio stations News and talk radio stations in the United States Sirius Satellite Radio channels Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 6 June 2017, at 21 : 10. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what channel is the weather channel on satellite radio
Answer: 247