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An excerpt from this week’s Monday Morning Coffee and Technical Notes
EAS
News and Business
REC to FCC: Changes Needed to Boost LPFM Participation in EAS
While more LPFM stations received and retransmitted the test message, total participation numbers remain...
News and Business
SECCs Must Provide Updated Multilingual EAS Activity to the FCC
Deadline to submit information is May 4
News and Business
FCC Releases Results of 2017 EAS Test
Improvements reported in several areas, though technical issues remain
Show News
NAB Sneak Peek: Digital Alerts Systems Gets a HALO
Web-based EAS network and hardware manager debuts
Industry News
U.S. Senators Introduce Bipartisan ALERT Act
Legislation would centralize missile threat notifications at the federal level
News and Business
FCC Releases Timeline of the False Alert
Now there’s more information behind the story than someone “pushed a wrong button”
Industry
What Should You Know About Blue Alerts?
The deadline is now less than a year away for broadcasters
News and Business
How Amateur Radio Played a Role in the Hawaii EAS Emergency Response
Ham flexibility allows for quick response to error
Industry
FCC Finds Human Error Contributed to False Alarm
Poor safeguards were also part of the problem, according to the commission
News and Business
What Stations Need to Know About the Latest Blue Alert Deadline
EAS equipment manufacturers get moving
News and Business
FCC Sets New WEA Guidelines
Rules are designed to improve geographic targeting of alerts
News and Business
Hawaii False Alarm Illustrates Importance of EAS
Former FEMA chief Craig Fugate praises broadcasters
News and Business
CTIA Says Implementing WEA Geotargeting Changes Will Take Time
Industry group presses FCC to set guidelines that members can then work with
News and Business
Senate Committee Wants Answers on False EAS Alert
FCC said human error and ‘insufficient safeguards’ led to false alert, as individual who...
Industry News
FCC Tells Hearing Hawaiian EAS Official Isn’t Cooperating
Lisa Fowlkes testifies on false alarm investigation
Industry News
NAB EVP/CTO Sam Matheny Testifies to Senate on Emergency Alerting
“This is Not a Drill” hearing in response to Hawaii false alarm, other emergency...
News and Business
NAB’s Matheny Testifies to Senate on Emergency Alerting
“This is Not a Drill” hearing in response to Hawaii false alarm, other emergency...
News and Business
Comments Roll in on Necessity of WEA Updates
NYPD, others say it’s time for changes like geotargeting, Spanish-language updates
News and Business
An EAS Mistake Was Made: What Now?
Is it a case of too many cooks stirring the pot or just the...
News and Business
7 Hawaii Missile Crisis Tweets That Will Make EAS Operators Shake Their Head
Emergency alerting mistakes are a nightmare that's ripe for satire
News and Business
Questions About False Missile Alert: “How?,” “Why?,” “What Next?”
Alert infrastructure comes under fresh scrutiny after Hawaii’s rude wakeup
News and Business
FCC Investigating Missile False Alarm
Hawaii residents received a text warning that said it was not a drill
Industry
FCC Green Lights EAS Blue Alerts
Law enforcement officer-oriented messages to be options for EAS and wireless distribution
News and Business
EAS Test Results Reveal Improvements, Jump in Spanish-language Retransmission
Agencies plan to release more detailed findings of nationwide 2017 EAS test
News and Business
Court Won’t Force Broadcasters to Translate Emergency Alerts
Says FCC was within rights to seek more input
Industry
Put the “A” in “EAS”
Emergency communications are a complex topic, and an arena filled with special interests
Columns and Views
State Broadcasters Can Improve Their Statewide EAS
Global Security Systems teamed with ABA for a successful IPAWS NPT
Tech and Gear
Monroe Electronics Debuts Halo for EAS Device Management
Combines EAS operation and compliance under one product
News and Business
September EAS Test: One Station’s Story
Filing was a little complicated but not insurmountable for Louisiana LPFM
News and Business
Mixed Reports Roll in After National EAS Test
Garbled audio, out-of-order programming causes snags
News and Business
CPB Grants Available to Help Public Radio Stations Improve Emergency Messaging
Awards $419,000 to National Public Radio
Industry
Emergency Alert Test Filing Deadline Postponed to November
Cable and wireless ops, broadcasters affected by hurricanes get extra six weeks to submit...
News and Business
Determining EAS Readiness: Q&A With Sage Alerting Systems
A repeat of earlier NPT message problems should be anticipated
News and Business
Determining EAS Readiness: Q&A With Monroe Electronics
Don’t panic, make sure your system is up to date
Industry
Keep Alert on EAS Tests
The Federal Communications Commission has announced that the next nationwide test of the Emergency...