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Satellite Covers Hurricane Gustav
The satellite industry took on a number of initiatives as Hurricane Gustav made landfall in Louisiana Monday.
Both Sirius and XM offered 24/7 emergency news, weather, safety, disaster recovery and traffic reports across multiple channels to help people in the Gulf Coast prepare for the storm. The effort from the merged company included channels dedicated to providing emergency evacuation information.
Both satellite radio services have their own respective national emergency channels.
On the video side, DIRECTV provided a live feed from New Orleans station WDSU that was delivered nationwide. The coverage included local and state information on the hurricane before and after it made landfall.
The satellite industry took on a number of initiatives as Hurricane Gustav made landfall in Louisiana Monday.
Both Sirius and XM offered 24/7 emergency news, weather, safety, disaster recovery and traffic reports across multiple channels to help people in the Gulf Coast prepare for the storm. The effort from the merged company included channels dedicated to providing emergency evacuation information.
Both satellite radio services have their own respective national emergency channels.
On the video side, DIRECTV provided a live feed from New Orleans station WDSU that was delivered nationwide. The coverage included local and state information on the hurricane before and after it made landfall.
