[EAS] Joplin

[Alex Hartman]

Jeff,

With all due respect, CAP is a delivery method, it's containing the
message, being delivered, is it not?

EAS does need an overhaul, and if the intent is to keep it intact
(which it is, for now, i'm sure it will change at some point), but
there HAS to be something done along the lines of public education.
The public needs to be informed where they can go to get the
information needed, be it broadcasters, cell networks, NOAA, etc. They
need to have that at the forefront of their brains that they should
tune into TV11, or AM830, someone who is going to carry that
information to them, not rely on satellite programming.

In all honesty, it's really the last hope broadcasters have as far as
survival. We still have the localism factor in our favor. Lets not
forget that part.

--
Alex Hartman

On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Smith, Jeff
<JEFFSMITH at clearchannel.com> wrote:
> I think it is important that we understand the CAP is just a message protocol, not a delivery method. Yes, one of the new ways to deliver this xml formatted message is via IP, which in many cases means the internet, but it is not doing away with EAS's over the air relay network. Granted this too need much improvement.
>
> The horrific natural disasasters recently show that we need many ways to get emergency information out, not just internet or broadcast or cellular...but as many ways as can be imagined to reach as many people as possible.
>
> Jeff
>
> Co-Chair SBE EAS Education Committee
>
> 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
> Member SBE National Board of Directors
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Alex Hartman
>
> It's sad, very sad, but Mother Nature will have her way.
>
> Hopefully the feds will look at the situation as far as emergency
> preparedness and compare/contrast CAP to EAS, see where they can make
> the improvements, and where the shortcomings are.
>
> --
> Alex Hartman
>
> On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Wayne R. Miller <wrm at jmpradio.com> wrote:
>> Devastation in Joplin, MO.  Cell phone network down. Internet down.  Broadcasters doing what we always do.  Is it too late to stop from jumping off the CAP/IPAWS/CLOUD cliff?
>>
>> Wayne R Miller, Chairman
>> Illinois SECC
>> 309-678-1297
>>
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