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950 News Flash FAQ
Q: What is 950 News Flash?
A: 950 News Flash is a totally free, real-time weather and news headline application that resides on your desktop and keeps you posted on local current conditions, weather alerts, breaking news and News Talk 950 news content. It provides live streaming national radar images that can be zoomed in and out as well as local radar images.
This is an especially valuable tool during winter weather, and tornado season.With 950 News Flash you get immediate notification of weather warnings from the National Weather Service. You will be informed of the latest breaking news. You get the local temperature, wind speed, wind direction, barometric pressure, humidity, and dew point for your area.
Q: Can I choose the location from which I get my current conditions, such as temperature?
A: Yes, at download users choose from one of many locations around the Rochester area. For a complete list of choices, click here.
Q: How often are weather conditions updated?
A: Conditions such as temperature, wind, etc. are normally updated once every hour. On some ocassions a report may not be issued every hour in which case the temperature will remain the same until that reporting location provides an updated report.
Warnings are issued immediately after release by the National Weather Service.
Q: Can I change my mind and select a different location later?
A: Yes, simply right click the temperature in your Windows task bar or click on the Menu link in the Current Conditions window of 950 News Flash. Then select options, and select the new location from the drop down menu.
Q: How often do you up update news stories?
A: News headlines are updated simultaneouly with our web site throughout the day. You can expect breaking weather and news delivered to your desktop with the same immediacy you expect from our local news site without having to do a thing but click on the News link and select a story to view. Every time a story is added or changed in our local news section the News link on the 950 News Flash Current Conditions window will flash. If you have the application minimized to the temperature only, just double click on the temperature in the task bar.
Q: What are the system requirements for installing the 950 News Flash?
A: As a minimum you should have Windows 95/98. 950 News Flash also operates on Win 2000/NT4 SP6/XP.
6 MB hard disk space
64 MB RAM
Q: How large is the download for 950 News Flash?
A: The download for the 950 News Flash application is 2.96 Megabytes in size.
Q: How do I install 950 News Flash?
A: Submit the registration form and download the application to your desktop or other location you can remember. Once downloaded the installation should begin, if not, double click on the downloaded install file. The installation software will guide you as you install the application on your desktop. To install the 950 News Flash application, click here.
Estimated installation/download times:
Cable Modem/DSL/T1 - 2 to 3 minutes
56k Modem - 9 to 10 minutes
28.8 Modem - 14 to 15 minutes
Q: The temperature in the Current Conditions display is wrong.
A: 950 News Flash requires that you be connected to the internet. It does not require the use of a web browser or email program but the connection to the internet must be made. Users with dial-up modems may want to stop and start the application as they use the internet on their computer for current information.
Q: How much of my Windows system resources will be used?
A: The 950 News Flash application will use approximately 12 Megabytes of your system memory.
Q: I installed 950 News Flash but when I click on My Personal Forecast and try to login, I get a message that tells me "the e-mail address is not on file."
A: The 950 News Flash and Personal Forecast are two separate products. You must be signed up for Personal Forecast before you can log in through the link on 950 News Flash Current Conditions window. Personal Forecast requires more specific information about your location to enable the Hour by Hour forecast to be constructed.
You will find a link on the Personal Forecast log-in page to subscribe to the service.
Q: What do I do if I have problems with 950 News Flash?
A: Simply click on the Menu Options link in the 950 News Flash Current Conditions window and select Technical Support. Fill in the e-mail with your problem and someone will get back in touch with you as soon as possible. If you have problems before you complete your installation simply click here or send an email to
support@trueweather.com and have a subject line of "Technical Support(WROC-AM)".
Q: How do I reach Technical Support?
A: Click here or send an email to support@trueweather.com and have a subject line of "Technical Support(WROC-AM)".
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