[BC] LPFM and EAS

[Barry Mishkind]

>   Kyle Magrill wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know if non-participating stations will need CAP gear? 

        Yes. Non-participating is no longer a valid option.

> spoke to someone at FEMA who advised them that non-participating facilities wouldn't need to install CAP equipment. 

        Old story. Of course, the FEMA is not the FCC. 
        Communication is not    a valid option.

> but this LPFM station has no Internet at their transmitter
> site where the EAS gear is located and they are never
> going to rebroadcast a digital message, so I can
> see that there isn't much point in CAP for them.

        CAP is immediately more useful for TV than radio.
        Still, there are benefits.

        Mostly it is a "gift" from NAB: While translators and
        satellators don't have to have EAS, LPFM's do ... it
        is another way the NAB decided to stress the
        LPFM finances.