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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 1998
TO: ALL NWS CUSTOMERS AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: BARRY REICHENBAUGH...NWS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
SUBJECT: TODAY'S SATELLITE FEED OF NOAA WEATHER RADIO PUBLIC
SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
IN TWO NEW PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AVAILABLE BY SATELLITE
FEED TODAY...JULY 21...VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE ENCOURAGES
AMERICANS TO USE NOAA WEATHER RADIO RECEIVERS WITH BUILT-IN
ALARMS TO GET IMMEDIATE LOCAL HAZARD INFORMATION AND WARNINGS
DIRECT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
IN THE PSAS...THE VICE PRESIDENT EXPLAINS THAT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE USES ITS NETWORK OF MORE THAN 460 BROADCAST
TRANSMITTERS TO ISSUE SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOOD WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...AND OTHER LOCAL EMERGENCY MESSAGES.
TO DOWNLINK THE FEED OF THE 30- AND 60-SECOND PSAS...REFER TO THE
FOLLOWING:
JULY 21...1:15 -- 1:45 PM ET
SATELLITE COORDINATES: C-BAND...TELSTAR 4...TRANSPONDER
20...DOWNLINK FREQUENCY: 4100 MHZ...AUDIO FREQUENCY 6.2/6.8
CONTACT DIANA GONZALEZ OF POTOMAC TELEVISION FOR QUESTIONS ON
THIS FEED AT 1-800-666-7882.
THE SATELLITE FEED WILL BE REPEATED AGAIN ON AUGUST 18...THE TIME
AND OTHER DOWNLINK INFORMATION WILL BE THE SAME AS GIVEN ABOVE.
BROADCAST QUALITY COPIES OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ALSO
ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE COST OF REPRODUCTION AND SHIPPING FROM
VIDEO TRANSFER OF ROCKVILLE MARYLAND. CONTACT VIDEO TRANSFER BY
PHONE: (301) 881-0270...BY FAX: (301) 770-9131 OR BY E-MAIL (IN
LOWER CASE): VIDTRANS@xxxxxxxxx
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