There has been a lot of criticism over the last few years concerning the Emergency Alert System. I don’t pay much attention to comments on social media, most of which are misguided. But I have seen ...

This is a technology solution for audio and text emergency alerts to all devices with an FM receiver – including those that are mobile. Global Security Systems (GSS), manufacturer of the ALERT FM ...

The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has released a Public Notice announcing that the Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test Reporting System (ETRS) is open now through October 3 for EAS ...

Many broadcasters support NAB’s petition to allow software-based EAS systems, based on the filed comments. The NAB wants the FCC to allow broadcasters to choose whether to continue to use EAS hardware ...

If the FCC is going to allow radio broadcasters to adopt software-based EAS infrastructure, it should weigh the challenges of virtualization and consider how potential solutions might work together to ...

WASHINGTON—The NAB is requesting the Federal Communications Commission make changes to Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules that would allow but not require EAS participants to use software-based EAS ...