[EAS] National Test

[Smith, Jeff]

FEMA has tested every EAS box out there in a lab at JITC. There were a few units that had issues but TFT and SAGE were not one of them. Apparently the EAN code overrides the FIPS on most units as EAN by definition is National.

Jeff

Jeff Smith CSRE,CBNT
Supervisor Broadcast/Studio Systems
Clear Channel Radio NYC
Power 105.1, Q104.3, Lite FM, Z100, WKTU
 
 
Secretary - SBE 15 NYC
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Kluger, Michael

Use of the Washington DC FIPS code could be a problem.  I am only familiar with the TFT EAS-911, but unless I am mistaken, one of the criteria for a message to be auto-forwarded is that it must match at least one of the stored FIPS codes in the list of which FIPS codes should be forwarded.  Does this mean that for the national test, every station that wants the message to trigger an auto-forward is going to have to add the FIPS for Washington DC to their list?

Michael Kluger

Director of Broadcast Operations and Information Technology, WNYE-TV & FM

NYC Media

718-250-5808

mkluger at media.nyc.gov

NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment