The FCC has proposed rules providing for an annual test of the national alert capability of the broadcast Emergency Alert System (EAS). Under the proposed rules, all EAS participants will have to tell ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission are reminding broadcast media stations across the U.S. that a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System will take ...

How will you define success in the upcoming national EAS test? Manny Centeno, program manager for FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, gets asked that question a lot by broadcasters.

WASHINGTON—Anecdotal evidence points to general success of yesterday’s national EAS system test, according to broadcasters and a major EAS equipment vendor. However, despite the test’s overall success ...

The nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System in October produced much better percentages for both receipt and retransmission than a test in 2021, according to the FCC. But issues still remain.

PHOENIX - Federal officials say a national test of a system that aims to provide members of the public with emergency warnings will take place in October. The purpose of the test is "to ensure that ...

As a reminder, today (August 11) at 2:20 p.m. EDT, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test of the ...

As a reminder, on October 4, 2023, at 2:20 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a ...

Monroe Electronics and its Digital Alert Systems subsidiary are offering guidance for Monroe One-Net and Digital Alert Systems' DASDEC users on the upcoming national periodic test of the Emergency ...

When Weigel Broadcasting connected a pair of ATSC 3.0 converter boxes to DRM-encrypted broadcast signals ... Read More ...