EAS Updates

Due to a failure in the sending of the test, April’s RMT is now scheduled for tonight, Wednesday, April 8th,  11:15pm. ______________________________________________________________ Please notify others within your organization, such as traffic, of the change.  Please make note in your EAS logs of the change.  We apologize for any problems this may cause.  Thank you to those…

If you have not received the 2026 RMT schedule from the OAB office, you may find it also at our website here.  Please share with your traffic department and operators.  Also, if while reviewing last years logs, you have questions on any RMT, you will find the 2025 dates with any changes lower on the…

After rescheduling twice, and then cancelling the test, October’s RMT was successfully transmitted on October 9.  Please log that although the Oklahoma EAS State Co-Chairs cancelled the October RMT on Thursday, it was transmitted that same Thursday evening. ______________________________________________________________ Thank you to Emergency Management for not giving up and continuing to work through all issues.  And thank you to…

Due to a second failure in the sending of the test, October’s RMT is cancelled for the month of October. Please log that the Oklahoma EAS State Co-Chairs cancelled the October RMT. ______________________________________________________________ Expect that Emergency Management will test with a Weekly Test later this month.  We apologize for any problems this may cause.  Thank you to…

The Oklahoma EAS Required Monthly Test, originally scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, 2025 is rescheduled for Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Due to a failure in the sending process, October’s RMT is rescheduled.  The October RMT is now scheduled for Wednesday, October 8th, 11:15pm. ______________________________________________________________ Please notify others within your organization, such as traffic, of the…

Deadline for ETRS Form One was October 4, 2024, now October 18 Yes, the original deadline has passed, but note that the requirement to file your EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) Form One has been extended to Friday, October 18, 2024. Attached is the Public Notice with details. The information above was shared with us…

The information below was shared with us by the OAB and David Oxenford. Though there is currently no plan to conduct a Nationwide Test this year, as a broadcaster you still must file EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) Form One by October 4, 2024. Filing instructions are in the DA-24-771A1 earlier this month. Go here…

The Oklahoma EAS Required Monthly Test, originally scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2024 is rescheduled for Wednesday, June 5th. Due to severe weather in the state, June’s RMT is rescheduled.  The June RMT is now scheduled for Wednesday, June 5th, 11:15pm. ______________________________________________________________ Please notify others within your organization, such as traffic, of the change. We…

An element of the current Emergency Alert System (EAS) IPAWS CAP message verification certificate used by EAS devices will expire on Sunday, April 28. Any EAS device not updated prior to that date will no longer be able to authenticate received IPAWS CAP messages. EAS device manufacturers have included the updated verification certificate in recently…

Due to a failure, February’s RMT is rescheduled. February’s RMT is now scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 at 11:15pm. Please notify others within your organization, i.e. traffic, of the change.  We apologize for any problems this may cause.   Britt and Roger EAS Broadcast Co-chairmen rherring@mizzen.net