[BC] EAS alert tones in movie preview ad

[Broadcast List USER]

It is SO unlikely that any alert would be forwarded.  The proper FIPS  
codes would have to be there for the market where the ad is airing,  
AND they would have advanced the clock in the encoder making the  
recording, AND it would have to air in the proper hour.

It is not going to be forwarded.

HOWEVER, it still confuses the uninformed public, and even if it isn't  
illegal, which I believe it to be, it is not right, and no one should  
defend it as being and OK thing to do.

--chip

On Nov 10, 2010, at 9:00 AM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 8
> From: Craig Bowman <craig1 at shianet.org>
>
> I do not have the ability to decode the data bursts in my head so it  
> is
> just slow baud rate data to me.  If they do not contain valid header
> information or are not formatted properly are they an alert tone or
> simulation or noise?  Now, if your EAS receiver forwarded the alert
> because of its validity there would be an issue there.
>
> Craig Bowman
> Bowman Engineering
> Local HDTV, Inc.
> 989-277-8835