…conduct the first nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test on November 9, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. FEMA and the FCC have strongly urged EAS Participants to get advance word of…
…EAS Participants to implement the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) standard for the Emergency Alert System (EAS). We filed the Petition on behalf of representatives of all EAS Participants, which included…
By Peter M. Gillon, Vince Morgan and James P. Bobotek 9/6/2011 Hurricane Irene has caused immense damage to the East Coast with loss estimates in the billons. Those affected…
…of an even greater assembly of EAS Participants, including the State Broadcasters Associations, representing all fifty States and the District of Columbia, the National Association of Broadcasters, the Broadcast Warning…
…announced that the nationwide test is scheduled to occur on November 9, 2011, at 2pm Eastern Standard Time. In an effort to answer questions about the test, the FCC has…
…be preserved so that the job of constructing the Quarterly List is made easier. The data retained should help the station identify the programs that represented the “most significant treatment”…
…the job of completing the FCC Form 398 and creating documentation concerning commercialization is made easier. A station should prepare all documentation in time for it to be placed in…
…that the test will occur on November 9, 2011, at 2pm Eastern Standard Time. On that date, the public will hear a message indicating “This is a test,” but…
…allow for Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) delivery of the “next generation” Emergency Alert System (EAS). A copy of the NPRM can be found here. EAS Participants (e.g., radio and television…
…were located at the top of a hill easily accessible by foot and all terrain vehicles. The station and tower were enclosed by a chain link fence, but access…
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