Bulletin Categories: EAS

As you know, the FCC in 2016 resolved a decade-old petition relating to multilingual EAS messages by declining to adopt any multilingual EAS alerting requirements, except that the FCC did...

As all stations should be aware, FEMA and the FCC conducted a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (“EAS”) on September 27, 2017.  All stations should have filed their...

As we have reported previously, the FCC in 2016 resolved a decade-old petition relating to multilingual EAS messages by declining to adopt any multilingual EAS alerting requirements.  (The FCC’s decision...

The nationwide EAS test was conducted Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 2:20 p.m.  Now that the test is complete, all broadcasters must file EAS Form Two Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 11:59...

On Tuesday, September 27, 2017, at 2:20 p.m., FEMA and the FCC will conduct a nationwide test of the EAS.  All broadcast stations are required to participate.  Multicasting stations must...

In late July, the FCC released a Public Notice announcing the issuance of a new EAS Operating Handbook for all broadcast stations.  View the EAS Operating Handbook. Until now, stations should...

As we have previously advised, the FCC and FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) have scheduled a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) for Wednesday, Sept. 27.  (The...

When television stations cover severe weather events, it is critical that they remember their obligations under the FCC’s “emergency access” rules.  The points below do not represent a full exposition...

In late July, the FCC released a Public Notice announcing the issuance of a new EAS Operating Handbook for all broadcast stations.  Here is a link to the new EAS...

As we have previously advised, a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (“EAS”) is scheduled for Wednesday, September 27, 2017.  (The test is scheduled to occur at 2:20 p.m. Eastern...