FCC Releases Emergency Alert Handbooks

FCC RELEASES 2007 EAS HANDBOOKS
[SOURCE: tvnewsday]
The Federal Communications Commission's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) released the 2007 Emergency Alert System (EAS) Handbooks which include newly developed guidance for satellite digital audio radio, direct broadcast satellite and wireline video service providers. In addition, the existing handbooks have been updated for analog and digital television and radio stations, as well as cable systems. The handbooks provide guidance and instructions for national, state and local EAS activations and highlight appropriate testing procedures. The materials also include sample scripts that may be used by broadcasters and other participants during EAS activations and tests. The Commission’s rules require that copies of the handbooks be located at “normal duty positions or EAS equipment locations when an operator is required to be on duty and be immediately available to staff responsible for authenticating messages and initiating actions.”
http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2007/12/03/daily.15/

* Press release: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-278628A1.doc
http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/eas/Welcome.html