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The AWARE editors are looking for your thoughts, reactions and observations on the National EAS Test which will be conducted at 2pm EST tomorrow, November 9, 2011. Please tweet them to @awareforum or post in the comments below.
Let us know if the test worked in your area or if there were issues? Did the sound work? Or was it too soft? Did the screen stay blank? Did anyone have to reset their DVRs (the horror!)
We want to know!
Please look for a longer post on our observations and reactions in the coming days but in the meantime we are excited to hear from our readers and tweeps! -a
by Randy J. Stine, 02.17.2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska A test of the Emergency Alert System that included the first planned activation of the Emergency Action Notification event code was likely just the first of several exercises the Federal Emergency Management Agency will take, seeking data to help plug coverage gaps in the planned next-gen EAS.
The EAN is the activation code that would allow the president of the United States to address the nation directly via broadcast radio stations, TV stations and cable outlets during a national emergency.
The Alaskan test in January was observed by a large contingent of FEMA and Federal Communications Commission personnel and was deemed a success by most involved despite a few glitches. The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the Alaska Broadcasters Association, the Federal Communications Commission and FEMA officials coordinated the event.
The Alaska Broadcasters Association provided this image for TV and cable systems to use during the test.
The overall success of the exercise will be measured in part by a statewide followup survey of radio and TV broadcasters by the Alaska Broadcasters Association.
The FCC has since proposed an annual nationwide test of the national alert capability of EAS in a subsequent rulemaking proposal and is asking for comments to EB Docket 04-296 (Radio World, Feb. 1).
For more click here: http://www.radioworld.com/article/94818
