[EAS] Should the RWT EAS Code be abolished?

[Barry Mishkind]

At 12:19 AM 11/24/2011, David Turnmire wrote:
>Perhaps I may be so bold as to make the case for RWTs?

        ...and I'll just be so bold - and direct - to say they are
        useless as is. First, local stations should not originate
        real EAS alerts. Not only should this be the EMs place,
        but current staffing practices make it unlikely most
        local stations could originate, in the case of a real alert.
        Testing the automation is useless.
        
        Until and unless there is a procedure in place to 
        monitor each station, it does no good to
        simply have stations fire them off. There is 
        plenty of evidence of stations reporting RWTs
        when nothing at all was actually broadcast,
        due to a bypass, for example.

        Increase the RMT to a three-week cycle, perhaps,
        but kill RWTs yesterday.