EAS Updates

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Brendan Holland at Broadcast Law Blog This afternoon, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) adopted the new digital message format for the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) standard.  The adoption of this message format is the next step in the implementation of Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), which expands the traditional Emergency Alert…

Society of Broadcast Engineers FAQ The U.S. government created the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to be a means for the President to communicate with the public in times of a national emergency. The EAS is also used locally by broadcasters and others to inform citizens of local or regional emergencies including those that are weather…

From: Radiomagonline.com, Oct 8, 2010 1:00 PM, By Barry Thomas, CPBE CBNT, with Chriss Scherer, editor Now that FEMA has adopted the CAP1.2 standard, broadcasters are asking questions about the 180-day deadline to install equipment and updates to the EAS rules. Those heavily involved with EAS note that it is not easy to give specific…

Common Alerting Protocol Key in Developing America’s Next Emergency Alert and Warning Network Release Date: September 30, 2010 Release Number: HQ-10-192 From: www.fema.gov WASHINGTON,D.C.– The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced the adoption of a new digital message format for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), the nation’s…