SMS for News Outlets

Keep your audience informed in real time with short message service (SMS) solutions from Red Oxygen. SMS provides a direct and personal line of communication, allowing you to connect with your audience and ultimately increase engagement and loyalty.

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Why News Outlets Use SMS

News outlets use SMS to deliver immediate updates directly to their audiences’ phones, ensuring the timely spread of information. Text messages are a convenient communication tool that reaches a broad audience, including people on the move. This straightforward form of communication fosters a stronger connection between you and your audience, as their efficient, reliable news source. 

 

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BREAKING NEWS: Joe Bordone drops out of the presidential race, bringing an end to his re-election campaign. Stay tuned for more updates.

Breaking News Alerts

Breaking News Alerts

As a story develops, you can send SMS alerts to subscribers to update them on the significant news event. Real-time communication keeps the audience informed instantly, even if they’re not actively seeking news at that moment. Plus, they will stay tuned to your channel as they follow along with the story.

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CRICKET ALERT: T20 World Cup Final - India vs. Australia. India needs 20 runs off the last over to win! Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion.

Event Coverage

Event Coverage

Deliver real-time updates about live events, like elections or sports games, via SMS to provide an immersive experience to your audience. Covering events through text messages ensures people without immediate access to a television or the internet can stay updated on the progress.

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WEATHER ALERT: A severe thunderstorm is expected in the San Francisco area today. Stay indoors and take precautions. For more details, visit our website atynews.com/weather.

Weather and Traffic Updates

Weather and Traffic Updates

Text messages are excellent for delivering weather or traffic updates. SMS for news outlets is particularly effective for urgent updates like severe weather warnings or traffic disruptions since the messages can reach people quickly, even when they are on the move.

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Breaking News Alerts

BREAKING NEWS: Joe Bordone drops out of the presidential race, bringing an end to his re-election campaign. Stay tuned for more updates.

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Event Coverage

CRICKET ALERT: T20 World Cup Final - India vs. Australia. India needs 20 runs off the last over to win! Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion.

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Weather and Traffic Updates

WEATHER ALERT: A severe thunderstorm is expected in the San Francisco area today. Stay indoors and take precautions. For more details, visit our website atynews.com/weather.

Red Oxygen Simplifies SMS for News Outlets

Red Oxygen’s SMS solutions make it easy to send messages to your audience from your web browser, email account and spreadsheets. With the incredibly versatile application programming interface (API), you can integrate the SMS solutions with your current software and other compatible platforms.

With our SMS software, you can easily send text messages in bulk to reach all your audience members simultaneously. Other features include scheduling messages for future dates, personalizing auto-replies and re-routing calls from the text number to a designated office phone.

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20+ Years of Experience

The easiest way to send SMS from a computer for over two decades.

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SMS Reliability

We can get your message out even if there's an SMS roadblock ahead.

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API Capabilities

Integrate your existing software with our SMS gateway API.

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Unlimited customer support

Phone, Chat or email, we're here for you...it's free too.

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More Ways to Use SMS Services for News Outlets

When you invest in SMS software from Red Oxygen, you can benefit from a range of other applications: 

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Red Oxygen offers simple and efficient SMS solutions for news outlets. With the ability to send text messages from your computer through email or online, you can easily create personalized experiences for your audience.

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Send SMS from Outlook

Works w/ Microsoft Outlook 2003-19 & the Microsoft 365 Outlook app

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Send SMS Using Microsoft SMS

Use this add-on to send SMS through Outlook on a browser

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Send SMS From Gmail

Send SMS directly from your Gmail interface on a computer or Android phone

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Send Bulk SMS

Personalize, create templates and send them all at once

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Connect with our API to send SMS

Configure our API with your existing software or CRM

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Send SMS through a browser

Log in from any device through any browser. No installation required.

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Send SMS from Microsoft 365

Use this add-on to send SMS through Outlook on a browser

OfficeSMS 365 (beta)
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Send SMS from Gmail

Text directly from your Gmail interface

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    Send SMS from Outlook

    Works w/ Microsoft Outlook 2003-19 & the Microsoft 365 Outlook app

    Office SMS
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    Send SMS Using Microsoft SMS

    Use this add-on to send SMS through Outlook on a browser

    Office365 SMS
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    Send SMS From Gmail

    Send SMS directly from your Gmail interface on a computer or Android phone

    Gmail SMS
  • Sending Texts In Bulk?

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    Send Bulk SMS

    Personalize, create templates and send them all at once

    Bulk SMS
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    Connect with our API to send SMS

    Configure our API with your existing software or CRM

    SMS Gateway API
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    Send SMS through a browser

    Log in from any device through any browser. No installation required.

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    Send SMS from Microsoft 365

    Use this add-on to send SMS through Outlook on a browser

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    Send SMS from Gmail

    Text directly from your Gmail interface

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