Wireless Emergency Alerts

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FEMA

Broadcasters and NextGen Emergency Mass Communications

By Fred Baumgartner, CPBE, CBNT published

OPINION The state of emergency mass communications is a fragmented mix of the ancient and many emerging apps

OPINION
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FCC, Local Agencies to Test WEA Alerts in September

By Paul McLane published

Focus of alerts on Sept. 12 and 13 is on local performance

FCC
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Public TV Raises Concern Over Possible WEA Enhancement

By Phil Kurz published

APTS, PBS don't want to have to increase bandwidth to accommodate WEA improvements

Security
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Latest Enhancements for Wireless Emergency Alerts Go Live

By Phil Kurz published

WEA release 3.10 offers many updates, including support of Spanish-language alerts.

Mergers & Acquisitions
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FCC Working Group Report ‘Re-imagines’ Emergency Alerting

By Phil Kurz published

Among other things, the report examines the potential of Next Gen TV and the efforts of PBS

Mergers & Acquisitions