EAS

Tour scheduled for Wednesday for Cincinnati area station

Today FEMA and FCC collaborate on back to back EAS and WEA tests

Test was postponed on Sept. 20 due to Hurricane Florence

Actual emergency bumps test of emergency system

MMTC and LULAC urge steps be taken in key markets within the storm’s path

State bill will require protocols, training and more

The exercise will now be held Sept. 13 due to Hurricane Lane

EAS participants must complete ETRS Form One no later than Aug. 27

Recent FCC order allows originators to conduct local tests twice a year, sets false alert rules

Webinar will focus on changes that are in store for EAS and WEA

NAB applauds proposed efforts to improve accuracy and reliability of alerts

EAS participants have until Aug. 27 to file their 2018 Form One in the EAS Test Reporting System

Commission to propose more changes at its July 12 Open Meeting

The Missouri State Highway Patrol told the FCC the purpose is to ensure public confidence in emergency notifications

Commission to address EAS, C Band, Enforcement

The current certificate will expire on June 24

Agencies need improved tools to take protective action, says San Diego’s emergency services director

Coding within a vendor’s weather processing server failed to recognize the tsunami warning as a test, says Alaska rep

Recent national talks on emergencies may prompt action

Overall goal of the June 18 test is to ensure that the WEA and EAS systems will work during an emergency

Truncated version of a tsunami test message was erroneously broadcast over EAS

While more LPFM stations received and retransmitted the test message, total participation numbers remain low

Deadline to submit information is May 4

Improvements reported in several areas, though technical issues remain