National EAS test

[TomZ]

Read Orwell's "1984".

THEN weep.

What's the difference between state run media and corporate controlled media?

Corporations don't have the reach that the 'state' has; nor do they have acronyms such as DHS, IRS, FBI, TSA and even some Departments.

 

[TomZ]

Interesting action on today's FCC list:

Released: 08/17/2012. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU NOTIFIES NATIONWIDE EAS TEST PARTICIPANTS THAT TEST INFORMATION IS BEING SHARED WITH THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE. (DA No. 12-1352). (Dkt No 04-296 ). PSHSB . Contact: Thomas J. Beers at (202) 418-0952
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-1352A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-1352A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-1352A1.txt

 

[TheBigA]

Corporations don't have the reach that the 'state' has; nor do they have acronyms such as DHS, IRS, FBI, TSA and even some Departments.

Have you ever been fired by one of the biggies? Talk about "reach."

 

[Kmagrill]

Corporations don't have the reach that the 'state' has; nor do they have acronyms such as DHS, IRS, FBI, TSA and even some Departments.

Have you ever been fired by one of the biggies? Talk about "reach."

That's not reach. Reach is when guys in hoods and black t-shirts take you away in the middle of the night to answer for your "crimes".
Reach is also when the government wants a new law and they convince you via all media that it's in your best interest, even when it's not. The Nazis were masters of such propoganda and it continues today in many underdeveloped parts of the world. What made it so effective was that the Nazis controlled all media (including radio, newspapers and film), so their messages were unopposed. Under the right conditions, it could have happened here, too.

What's the difference between state run media and corporate controlled media?

Corporations don't have the reach that the 'state' has; nor do they have acronyms such as DHS, IRS, FBI, TSA and even some Departments.

Right, the power, reach, weight-of-law are important aspects to government ownership of media. Second, no matter how big a corporation becomes, there is always competition, often with divergent views. No corporation is even close to controlling the majority of media here.

I sleep better at night knowing that whichever party controls DC, Uncle Sam ain't directly feeding me what they want me to hear/see. At least it has to get some filtering, first.

 

[TheBigA]

I sleep better at night knowing that whichever party controls DC, Uncle Sam ain't directly feeding me what they want me to hear/see. At least it has to get some filtering, first.

None of this has anything to do with EAS or a station's obligation to co-operate. The feds have never used the system, even during 9-11. It would obviously have to be a major catastrophe, on the line of nuclear attack. If there was public opposition, as there was when the FCC wanted to further loosen ownership laws, the Congress could simply reverse the rule and slap the agency's hands.

 

[bilco]

There are stations that don't relay EAS messages. They're required to go silent or off the air during national emergencies.

The Current EAS plan does not have "Non-Participating stations". EAN and RMT must be carried, all else is optional, but there is no longer a requirement to go off the air. If your stations are thinking they can get away with something as a Non-participating, they need to review the rules as current. Check out 11.11 and 11.41. 11.54 defines the actions that must be taken during a national alert. They refer to participationg, but there is no non-participating in the rules any more.

 

[Kmagrill]

There are stations that don't relay EAS messages. They're required to go silent or off the air during national emergencies.

The Current EAS plan does not have "Non-Participating stations". EAN and RMT must be carried, all else is optional, but there is no longer a requirement to go off the air. If your stations are thinking they can get away with something as a Non-participating, they need to review the rules as current. Check out 11.11 and 11.41. 11.54 defines the actions that must be taken during a national alert. They refer to participationg, but there is no non-participating in the rules any more.

LPFM stations are an excetion. They do not have any requirement to forward EAS. They also have the option of only having an EAS decoder without an encoder. They have the option of gong silent or off the air.

 

[TomZ]

There are stations that don't relay EAS messages. They're required to go silent or off the air during national emergencies.

The Current EAS plan does not have "Non-Participating stations". EAN and RMT must be carried, all else is optional, but there is no longer a requirement to go off the air. If your stations are thinking they can get away with something as a Non-participating, they need to review the rules as current. Check out 11.11 and 11.41. 11.54 defines the actions that must be taken during a national alert. They refer to participationg, but there is no non-participating in the rules any more.

LPFM stations are an excetion. They do not have any requirement to forward EAS. They also have the option of only having an EAS decoder without an encoder. They have the option of gong silent or off the air.

And therein lies the rub... why allow listeners to remain on a program that's not doing the deal?