Programming and Sales
Retired General Underscores Life-Saving Potential of ATSC 3.0
During a 2021 AWARN Summit keynote, Reynold Hoover described how NextGen TV alerts can...
EAS
Business and Law
IPAWS Transitions to the Cloud
IPAWS engineering chief shares successes and lessons learned as the emergency alert system migrates...
Business and Law
FCC Collects Feedback on Using Internet for EAS Alerts
Online alerts would present technical challenges to pure-play streaming services
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: Urgent Action
Stations have a big to-do list to prepare for the national EAS test
Business and Law
Aug. 11 Is the Next National EAS Test
A dozen PEP stations had technical issues in the 2019 test
Digital Radio
Simplifying EAS Alert Insertion on HD Subchannels
Work of the NAB Radio Technology Committee pays a dividend
Programming and Sales
FEMA Dials up IPAWS Playbook
Collection of online materials to help alert originators successfully design emergency messaging available
Headlines
SBE Issues Guidance About RWT Failure
Required Weekly Test from IPAWS came with wrong signature
Business and Law
Alabama Expands EAS Satellite Network
Emergency notification delivery downlinks increase from 31 to 48
Business and Law
Stakeholders Comment on Amendments to EAS
Effort to “repeat national alerts” draws a lot interest
Business and Law
Changes Coming in National Alerting
A focus on state plans and better reporting of false alerts
Products
Digital Alert Systems Adds Single Sign-on
Company announced a “major release” of EAS software
Business and Law
FEMA Expands Use of Billboards for Alerts
In an “unprecedented” year, agency announces a partnership with Lamar Advertising
Business and Law
FCC Releases Guidance on Using WEA Alerts
Agency offering details on how best to take advantage of this tool in recognition...
Headlines
Digital Alert Systems Updates EAS Equipment
FEMA IPAWS certificate needs replacement before Oct. 28
Products
Digital Alert Systems Releases V4.2 of EAS Software
Supports DASDEC-II or One-Net SE EAS devices
Headlines
FEMA Makes Archive of IPAWS Alerts Available
Provides a reference of historical CAP alert data, though it's not for real-time monitoring
Business and Law
MMTC, LULAC Urge FCC to Consider Multilingual Needs During Emergencies
Specifically acknowledge the needs amid a pandemic, as well as hurricanes and tornadoes
News and Business
FCC Releases Results of 2019 EAS Test
The country’s broadcast-based EAS distribution system works as it should; there are areas for...
Business and Law
FCC Reiterates: Protect Your EAS Gear
Message comes from the chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
Radio IT Management
Is Your EAS Equipment Secure?
SBE's EAS Advisory Group publishes advice to help you make sure
Business and Law
Entercom Faces Penalty for Misuse of EAS Tones in 2018
A skit on WNEW(FM) in New York lampooned the alert system just hours before...
News and Business
COVID-19 and Emergency Alerting Best Practices
DAS' Ed Czarnecki shares expertise and insider info to ensure broadcasters are ready to...
Columns and Views
Washington State EAS Is Evolving
Why we renamed our state plan, and other progressive steps to improve alerting
Columns and Views
Don’t Let Mice Kill Your Transmitter
Also, rodents “walk the plank” when lured to Greg Muir’s orange bucket
Business and Law
FCC Shares EAS Test Results
Majority of Form Three filers indicated no complications during 2019 EAS test
Business and Law
NJBA Warns About EAS Potential Failure
Garden State’s current EMNET-EAS is more than a decade old and has become unreliable,...
Business and Law
FCC Reveals 60-Day Grace Period for IPAWS Update
The quick turnaround for a recent update had many EAS participants worried
Headlines
Sage Releases Rev. 95 Update for ENDEC
Model 3644 highlighted for update, needed before Nov. 8
Business and Law
Updated IPAWS Certificate Released For DASDEC, OneNet
Users of Digital Alert Systems DASDEC and OneNet devices need to upload new certificate...
Business and Law
Errant Missile Alert Prevention Bill Reintroduced
Would try to prevent repeat of Hawaiian panic attack
Business and Law
Broadcasters Need to Keep Eye on Latest EAS Updates
The new TLS protocol update needed before November 8
Business and Law
California LPFM Asked to Explain Alleged Transmission, EAS Violations
Enforcement bureau cited concerns with antenna, transmitter and EAS logs
Columns and Views
“We Are Accountable as Broadcasters”
Multilingual emergency broadcasting is a moral imperative for the radio industry
Digital Editions
Inside the September 25th Issue of Radio World
Build your own EAS receive antenna … Peruse the program of the Broadcast Technology...
Business and Law
Media Companies Pay $600,000 in Civil Penalties for EAS Misuse
The consent agreements by ABC, Discovery and others include financial penalty and a compliance...
Digital Radio
DRM Can Make Emergency Broadcasts Better
The digital radio alternative can natively provide maps and messages in multiple languages
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: EAS Test Time
The national emergency system test is here Aug. 7
Guest Commentaries
Multilingual Emergency Broadcasting: A Moral Imperative for the Radio Industry
Find “designated hitters” in markets to take on secondary language EAS messaging