Updates to improve usability
PERSONALIZATION AND OTHER APP FEATURES:
*Sign up for alerts: breaking news; weather; traffic; mass transit; closings & delays; also get special contest, promotion & event alerts now through the app.
*Use myWTOP to create a personalized news feed. Select the topics you are most interested in and WTOP will customize a list of articles to appear in the myWTOP section of the app.
*Use the “Report to WTOP” function to submit photos, video and audio to WTOP. *Set an in-app alarm and “Wake Up to WTOP.” After your alarm goes off, WTOP Radio turns on to get you ready for the day.
*Save important articles.
*Share articles easily via email and social media.
*Read exclusive stories from the award-winning staff of WTOP reporters.
TRAFFIC FEATURES:
*Sign up for “My Traffic” alerts to receive audio/text notifications direct from the WTOP Traffic Center when something major will impact YOUR commute. My Traffic alerts are the most custom traffic alerts available in the Washington D.C. region.
*Report a traffic incident via phone, Twitter, voice memo or email.
*Miss a traffic report on the radio? Our latest reports can be heard on-demand in the app. *Where is traffic the worst? View our map powered by the WTOP Traffic Center and Google Maps.
*List of the latest Metro incidents and delays, as well as easy access to a Metro map. *View the latest tweets from @WTOPtraffic.
WEATHER FEATURES:
*Bookmark your favorite locations for easy access to weather conditions in these areas. *Sign up to receive weather alerts.
*Hourly and 10-day forecasts.
*Radar map.
*Closings and Delays information.
LISTENING FEATURES:
*Listen live to WTOP Radio.
*Stream major press conferences and news events live.
*Subscribe to and download podcasts from the WTOP Podcast Center.
*Listen to any audio while browsing the rest of the app.
FUNCTIONALITY:
*Fast, streamlined and clean design created with you in mind.
*View photo galleries and videos with ease.
*Search for articles you hear on the radio as well as the top news of the day.
*Easily contact WTOP via phone or email.
*This app is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area.*
