[tftc22]

Directv has launched a channel with updated information about Hurricane Gustav. It can be found on channel 363. It includes current projections of the storm path, evacuation routes, what organizations are taking donations, and other information.

Update: New Orleans local station WDSU is now being shown on channel 361.

Update 2: Channel 363 is now showing information for Hurricane Ike. Channel 361 is now showing KHOU out of Houston. Jump to page 4 of this thread to skip to information about Ike.

 

[waynebtx]

Thanks for the info

 

[LOCODUDE]

Cool...... Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Grentz]

Awesome, surprised it is not listed anywhere else? How are people gonna find out about it?

 

[Redlinetire]

I no longer have DirecTV but I certainly commend them for doing this.

That's VERY cool...

 

[TAG4]

This is nice since I'm from Baton Rouge and I have property there.
I hate hurricanes now that I have to pay to fix the stuff they mess up.
(like moving the LSU game)

 

[rahlquist]

They should send all subscribers in the southeast a 'message' over their receiver to announce it!!!

 

[Interceptor]

Awesome, surprised it is not listed anywhere else? How are people gonna find out about it?

My guess is that's the reason they placed it one channel up from TWC. That's how I found it. They should send out a message or something on the box, though.

 

[ajc68]

There's an ad banner for it between 202 and 204.

 

[JACKIEGAGA]

Directv has launched a channel with updated information about Hurricane Gustav. It can be found on channel 363. It includes current projections of the storm path, evacuation routes, what organizations are taking donations, and other information.

Good looking out thanks

 

[dcowboy7]

There's an ad banner for it between 202 and 204.

they should tag it on a channels that people watch instead. :lol:

 

[JoeTheDragon]

they should tag it on a channels that people watch instead. :lol:

It is 1 down from the weather channel.

 

[Greg Alsobrook]

Nice move DirecTV... Very cool... :righton:

 

[Grentz]

A lot of us use favorite lists though so we dont have to scroll through hundreds of worthless channels (like ones we dont get and repeat PPVs!) and thus it does not just show up for us!

 

[rhambling]

hey mods can you fix the news story on the front page? the link is not where it should be to this post.

thanks you mods for fixing the link.

too bad that gustav is not going to hit florida. TS Fay was pretty weak considering I was about 30 miles north of its landfall after the keys.

 

[MIAMI1683]

This is a very cool thing for us here in Hurricane land

 

[Terry K]

One piece of constructive critism here...I wonder if tehy can get XM to allow them to put the audio of Channel 247 up as a backdrop

 

[cforrest]

Latest 8pm model runs:

Nice of D* to have the channel for evacuation routes and for the people in the possible path of Gustav!

 

[Lord Vader]

OK, am I alone in seeing the irony of having this channel go blank when Gustav approaches and hinders the signal?

 

[JimMariner]

OK, am I alone in seeing the irony of having this channel go blank when Gustav approaches and hinders the signal?

And when the Signal does go out, You Waited to long,
and it's time to find your safe room and hide.

I also like the Idea that DTV added this channel to our line up.

If you think about it, they didn't have to add this channel. It's a good public service to thier customers in the areas that could be effected.

In 2005, all we had in South East Florida after "Wilma" Was DirecTV and a few OTA channels. That was after I reinstalled my Dish. It was blown right off the roof and hanging by the wires swinging in the wind. Cable also went down in our area, we had no power for 14 days, Unless you had your own Generator. Which after that, I think 3/4's of the state bought one.