
DirecTV Hurricane Katrina Updates - Channel 100
DIRECTV has launched a dedicated 24/7 “Hurricane Katrina Information” center on channel 100. This channel provides information on hurricane relief and recovery efforts for evacuees in shelters, as well as for DIRECTV viewers nationwide.
This information channel lets viewers send text messages to family and friends separated by the hurricane. Messages are scrolled across the bottom of the television screen. To place a message on this channel, viewers can send an e-mail message to katrina@directv.com or send a text message via their cellular phone directly to text code “48433.”
To view a list of all messages please visit
http://www.directv.com/hurricane
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the red cross (www.redcross.org/1-800-help-now) has a similar program set up at
http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/katrina/locate
or by phone at
1-877-568-3317