FEMA Issues IPAWS Reminder to Stations
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Broadcasters, FEMA and NWS all express reservations about how it would work
Company addresses issue of FEMA signing certificates
Public media in Mississippi and Florida are the first recipients
For many Americans, the test seemed to come earlier than expected
The Wireless Emergency Alert also went off successfully
With the government budget issue temporarily resolved, FEMA gives the go-ahead
"Interference issues between EVs and AM signals are resolvable," they wrote in a letter
The AM station is the first National Public Warning System emergency broadcasting facility in...
Gallagher and Gottheimer describe AM radio as the "backbone of the nation’s Emergency Alert...
CISA, IPAWS and FCC co-hosted in St. Louis
Warning capabilities of the system were limited for a time
Broadcast advocates met recently with FCC staff to lay out their argument
The testing has been rejected by most EAS units and declared “invalid” since late...
Say the removal of AM radios from cars is "a grave threat to future...
Don't miss it. Mark those calendars for Jan. 3
Comments from readers Bruce T. Jones and Michael Shovan
The author says many radio stations are “over-technologied and under-prepared”
The risk isn't a new one but the threat remains if you haven't updated...
Encourages participants to take security precautions
Also, a new procedure for opting into tests on Apple devices
“Broadcast radio has and will continue to save lives in times of disaster”
ITU, Google and Vint Cerf are among those endorsing the effort
KIRO’s Vashon Island AM transmission site is the 14th PEP station upgrade completed by...
Markey gives a shoutout to free radio's role in critical situations
FEMA, local officials will join at ceremony this month
IPAWS engineering chief shares successes and lessons learned as the emergency alert system migrates...
He also would like to see an Event Code for domestic terrorism events
A dozen PEP stations had technical issues in the 2019 test
Collection of online materials to help alert originators successfully design emergency messaging available
Required Weekly Test from IPAWS came with wrong signature
In an “unprecedented” year, agency announces a partnership with Lamar Advertising
The country’s broadcast-based EAS distribution system works as it should; there are areas for...
State associations are the conduit; NAB is helping coordinate
Brock Long compares radio receivers to life vests and emphasizes broadcast radio’s role during...
The quick turnaround for a recent update had many EAS participants worried
Multilingual emergency broadcasting is a moral imperative for the radio industry