Latest about Emergency Alert System

FEMA

EAS Rule Changes Take Effect

By Paul McLane published

SECCs now must meet and submit state plans annually

Regulatory and Standards
EAS

APTS, PBS Back FCC’s Efforts to Increase False Emergency Alert Reports

By Michael Balderston published

Public TV believes that the PBS WARN System can assist in the reporting of false emergency alerts

Regulatory and Standards
Emergency Alert Hawaii

Changes Coming in National Alerting

By Randy J. Stine published

A focus on state plans and better reporting of false alerts

EAS

FCC Proposes to Boost Emergency Alerting Capabilities

By Michael Balderston published

Would improve ways the public receives emergency alerts over TVs, radio and phones

Regulatory and Standards
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FCC Issues an EAS Enforcement Advisory

By Paul McLane published

It reminds broadcasters and other participants of their responsibilities

Regulatory and Standards
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NextGen TV Technology Merges News, Alerting

By Cora Leighter published

Enables integration of emergency info into news workflow

NextGen TV
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Digital Alert Systems Releases v4.2 of EAS Software

By Michael Balderston published

Supports DASDEC-II or One-Net SE EAS devices

Products
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ATSC 3.0 Emergency Alert System Launches in South Korea

By Michael Balderston published

Using a terrestrial UHD broadcast network, South Korea believes system will be nationwide by 2022.

NextGen TV
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Ohio Public Stations Datacast EAS Messages Over ATSC 1.0

By James Careless published

Ohio Education Television Stations (OETS) is using the datacasting capacity of its ATSC 1.0 HDTV broadcasts to deliver emergency communications in Ohio during manmade and natural disasters.

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Another False EAS Alert, This One Ringing Out in Alaska

By Susan Ashworth published

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

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