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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
500 PM EDT WED SEP 20 2000
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA
WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS
EMPLOYEES
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF CUSTOMER SERVICE CORE
SUBJECT: WEATHER RADIO RECEIVER RECALL...OREGON SCIENTIFIC
MODEL WR-122
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BEGIN BROADCASTING THE
FOLLOWING TEXT...DESCRIBING A RECENT RECALL OF OREGON SCIENTIFIC
WEATHER RADIO RECEIVERS...ON ALL NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE
RECALL MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION/S WEB SITE AT WWW.CPSC.GOV ...BY CALLING THE CPSC
24-HOUR HOTLINE AT 1-800-638-2772... OR BY CONTACTING OREGON
SCIENTIFIC AT THEIR WEB SITE OR PHONE NUMBER AS DESCRIBED BELOW.
THIS IS A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
OREGON SCIENTIFIC...IN COOPERATION WITH THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT
SAFETY COMMISSION...IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING ONE OF ITS WEATHER
RADIOS...MODEL WR-122. THIS IS A SILVER-COLORED...DESKTOP
AM/FM/WEATHER CLOCK-RADIO WITH // MODEL WR-122 // PRINTED ON THE
BACK. THE RADIOS ARE BEING RECALLED BECAUSE SOME CAN FAIL TO
DECODE CERTAIN SIGNALS BROADCAST BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OR CAN PROVIDE INCORRECT WARNINGS OF SEVERE WEATHER. CONSUMERS
SHOULD NOT RELY ON THE RECALLED WEATHER RADIO TO RECEIVE
EMERGENCY INFORMATION.
OWNERS OF MODEL WR-122 SHOULD CALL OREGON SCIENTIFIC TOLL-FREE AT
1-800-869-7779 BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 5 P.M. PACIFIC TIME MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY ... OR VISIT THE COMPANY'S WEB SITE AT
WWW.OREGONSCIENTIFIC.COM AND CLICK ON // RECALL INFORMATION // AT
BOTTOM CENTER OF THE PAGE. THIS RECALL IS ONLY FOR OREGON
SCIENTIFIC DESKTOP WEATHER RADIO MODEL WR-122.
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