FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Proposes New 'Missing and Endangered Persons' Alert Code

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed that the FCC add a new alert option to deliver critical messages to the public over television and radio about missing and endangered persons. Adding a new “Missing and Endangered Persons” alert code to the nation’s Emergency Alert System would help law enforcement provide timely alerts to galvanize public attention to missing native and indigenous persons, as well as other groups, and build on efforts to collect comprehensive data on these cases. The alert option would be similar to the use of AMBER Alerts to help locate missing children. Chairwoman Rosenworcel will share the draft proposal with her fellow commissioners today and plans a vote on it at the agency’s March 14, 2024, Open Meeting.