Come Thursday (9/20), unless delayed by a real emergency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the FCC are on track to conduct a combined nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and ...

Over the years, the FCC has warned broadcasters not to air the real EAS tones for any reason other than airing a real alert or a test to avoid panicking the public. The EAS tones contain digital ...

No less than three Emergency Alert System violations against the parent of one of the nation’s Big Four broadcast television networks have been resolved with the signing of a Consent Decree by the ...

MULTIPLE CITIES: It was the bests of tests, it was the worst of tests, according to the fallout from yesterday’s dry run of the Emergency Alert System. The test took place Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. Eastern ...

Chyron at the NAB Show introduced EAS HD, a turnkey high-definition solution for inserting high-quality Emergency Alert System crawls and audio alerts. Built as an appliance, EAS HD supports all major ...

Oct. 17 (UPI) --ESPN improperly used Emergency Alert System tones to draw attention to pending NBA broadcasts in 2023 and should be fined $146,976, the Federal Communications Commission announced ...

ESPN's promos for the 2023-24 NBA season might end up being more expensive than expected. The Federal Communications Commission announced Thursday it was proposing a maximum fine of $146,976 against ...

The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a simple parable that teaches children the fatal risk of raising a false alarm. To do so is to risk one’s life when raising the alarm about a real emergency that may go duly ...