AM 1240 WJON » emergency alerts http://wjon.com Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New System Means Weather Warnings on Smartphones http://wjon.com/new-system-means-weather-warnings-on-smartphones/ http://wjon.com/new-system-means-weather-warnings-on-smartphones/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:06:52 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=112720 Coming soon to your smartphone, automatic severe weather alerts that don't require a special app or text-message setting. Anyone with a newer smartphone, or an older one with an updated operating system, should start this week to get "weather emergency alerts" automatically courtesy the National Weather Service and Department of Homeland Security.

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