The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (“PSHSB”) has announced that the EAS Test Reporting System (“ETRS”) is now open to receive broadcasters’ required EAS Form One Filings. As...
Read moreBy Public Notice (the “Notice”) issued this afternoon, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (“PSHSB”) has set a February 28, 2023 deadline for broadcasters to make their annual...
Read moreLast week, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (“PSHSB”) notified many EAS participants (including many broadcasters) of two security vulnerabilities in DASDEC EAS encoder/decoder devices. The vulnerabilities were...
Read moreThe Commission continues to adopt and propose new rules regarding the Emergency Alert System (“EAS”), generally focused on improving the existing system and ensuring its operational readiness. The latest FCC...
Read moreThe FCC recently released a Report and Order (the “Order”) adopting a number of changes to the way participants in the Emergency Alert System (“Participants”) will disseminate emergency alert messages...
Read moreAccording to a recent advisory (the “Advisory”) issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”), a vulnerability in EAS encoder/decoder devices (“ENDECS”) has been exposed. The Advisory warns that if...
Read moreA representative of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) announced at the recent NAB Show that the agency plans to forego this year’s national periodic test of the Emergency Alert...
Read moreComment deadlines have recently been set for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “NPRM”) and Notice of Inquiry (the “NOI”) aimed at improving the clarity of EAS messages by increasing the congruity between audio...
Read moreThe Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (the “Bureau”) released a Report (the “Report”) detailing and analyzing the results of the FCC’s August 11, 2021, nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System...
Read moreThe FCC recently issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the “Notice”)—inclusive of a proposed $20,000 fine—against a large radio broadcaster after one of its stations transmitted false or...
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