Tag Archives: Section 11.45

This Should Get Your Attention III: iHeart Whacked for $1 Million for Misuse of EAS Tones

By Harry Cole on May 19, 2015 Posted in Cable, Media

A one-time only broadcast leads to a "multi-state cascade" of false alarms ... and a big penalty… Continue Reading

“There Is a Warning on that One, OK?”

By FHH Law on March 8, 2014 Posted in Cable, Media

Hot on the heels of a $1.9 million fine for use of EAS tones in a movie ad, a report of a similar EAS-laden ad (supposedly for charcoal) is making the rounds.… Continue Reading

This Should Get Your Attention II: Nearly $2 Million in Fines to Three Cable Companies for Fake EAS Attention Signals

By Harry Cole on March 3, 2014 Posted in Cable, Media

An expensive reminder that if there's no emergency, you shouldn't be transmitting EAS tones.… Continue Reading

This Should Get Your Attention: Fake EAS Attention Signals Fetch Fines

By FHH Law on November 6, 2013 Posted in Media

The lesson of the day: it is illegal to broadcast EAS attention signal tones, or simulations of EAS tones, except in connection with a genuine alert or an authorized test of the EAS system.… Continue Reading