NAB To FCC: Keep Broadcasters The Backbone Of EAS

NAB Wants FCC To Keep Broadcasters The Backbone Of EAS | Radio & Television Business Report

At its August Open Meeting, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to reexamine the Emergency Alert System. Now the NAB is making its voice heard, warning that modernization must preserve broadcasters’ roles as “first informers” in a crisis. In its filing, NAB pointed to catastrophic events within the past 365 days where radio and television stayed on the air when other systems failed, including the Texas Hill Country floods, the Los An…

NAB To FCC: Keep Broadcasters The Backbone Of EAS

At its August Open Meeting, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to reexamine the Emergency Alert System. Now the NAB is making its voice heard, warning that modernization must preserve broadcasters' roles as “first informers” in a crisis.