[EAS] Joplin

[Dave Kline]

But doesn't (simplistically) the FCC say that we must do what the  
state plan tells us to do?
The FCC has enforced stations who do not follow the state plan  
monitoring assignment.
So why not state mandated event codes?
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On May 24, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Adrienne Abbott wrote:

> Dave--
> If you can get your state SECC to agree to it, there's nothing  
> preventing
> you from making a certain event code mandatory for broadcasters to  
> carry in
> your state. There is precedent. Some states have made AMBER Alerts
> mandatory. However, the SECC has no enforcement powers and there's no
> precedent on whether the FCC will actually enforce a "mandatory"  
> code in the
> local rules. But, there could be a liability issue for a station  
> that did
> not carry a state plan mandatory code if there were injuries and  
> deaths or
> at the very least, a lot of questions and finger-pointing.
> Adrienne
>
> "Radio burps, it cries, it needs to be fed all the time, it requires
> constant attention, but we love it." Jim Aaron WGLN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net]  
> On
> Behalf Of Dave Kline
>
> Is there anything that prevents state plans from requiring TOR for us
> in TOR land other appropriate alerts depending on the area as being
> mandatory?
>
> Dave
>
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> University of Nebraska at Omaha
> 6001 Dodge St. Omaha, NE  68182  CPACS 200
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