If you were planning to file comments about MMTC's proposal for dealing with non-English language EAS alerts, you've got another month to get your thoughts together.… Continue Reading
Deadlines have been set for comments in response to the FCC's invitation to "refresh the record" relative to improving the availability of non-English EAS announcements.… Continue Reading
The Commission is looking for comments on an unorthodox "designated hitter" proposal to assure that broadcast emergency announcements reach non-English speaking audiences.… Continue Reading
With Christmas weekend almost upon us, let's not lose sight of the fact that Form 3 reports from the nationwide EAS test conducted in early November are due to be filed by December 27.… Continue Reading
The on-line system devised by the Commission for reporting the results of the Nationwide EAS Test -- that would be the Test currently scheduled for next week -- is apparently still a work in progress.… Continue Reading
The FCC's Nationwide EAS Test on-line reporting system, unveiled a mere two weeks before the Big Event, has raised some questions among engineers who have tried to use it. Good thing that there's an old-fashioned, non-electronic option for filing those reports.… Continue Reading
Just released by the FCC - the new EAS Handbook that MUST be deployed by each EAS participant in connection with the November 9 Nationwide Test. Plus, the Nationwide Test reporting forms have finally been activated at the FCC's website.… Continue Reading
With the first ever nationwide EAS test fast approaching, the FCC has yet to unveil the electronic reporting format it promised last February - but that doesn't stop US from providing our readers a look-see.… Continue Reading