[EAS] EAS & Arbitron encoding

[Lowell Kiesow]

I'm not going to lose any sleep over it, and in many plants there isn't much choice in the matter.  As CAP gradually supplants legacy EAS distribution, this will be even less of an issue than it is now.  It's been close to a year since we ran an RMT that wasn't received from CAP, instead of the daisy chain.

On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Cross, Robin <robin at kcur.org> wrote:
>We just received a technical note from Arbitron about PPM encoding and the EAS generator.

>I want to go on record as stating the EAS insertion equipment should be AFTER the PPM encoder at ALL stations.

>My reasoning for this is:

>1             That the short duration of the EAS tests (RWT & RMT) will not make a difference in ratings books.

>2             That no-one should be concerned about profits during a real emergency.

>3             With the EAS insertion after the PPM encoder there will be no encoding passed from another Station.

>4             A second encoding of Arbitron encoding destroys both the previous encoding and the new encoding.

>Robin Cross, Chief Engineer, WØFEN
>KCUR-FM Kansas City Public Media 89.3 MHz
>University of Missouri - Kansas City

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