 The WeatherStar units are also able to overlay text-based local contact information over the national feed during certain business advertisements aired on the channel.The Weather Channel operates a service based on modified versions of the WeatherStar technology called Weatherscan, a separate non-network TV channel which constantly displays local and regional conditions and forecasts, and on some cable systems, advertisements.The Weather Channel also runs websites in Latin America ("Canal de Tiempo"), Brazil ("Canal do Tempo"), the United Kingdom ("Weather Channel"), France ("Météo 123") and Germany ("Wetter 123").