The National Association of Broadcasters is strongly encouraging all stations to check their EAS equipment before Sunday, November 9, in order to be sure that a false alert dated November...
Read moreThe FCC has invited comment on issues relating to Emergency Alert System (“EAS”) operations and testing. In November 2011, the first-ever nationwide EAS test was conducted. The test was largely...
Read moreWith winter finally in the rearview mirror and the onset of warm weather (which often brings tornadic thunderstorms, wild fires, and other emergency conditions to all parts of the country),...
Read moreThe FCC has continued enforcement against misuse of Emergency Alert System (“EAS”) sounds by imposing staggering fines for violations of the Commission’s rules prohibiting the broadcast of actual or simulated...
Read moreEmergency Alert System (EAS) sound-alikes in advertisements have recently drawn the attention of the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau. The FCC’s rules prohibit the broadcast of false, deceptive, or simulated alert signals...
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