[EAS] TOE

[Mike McCarthy]

I have always felt since day 0 some specific call to action messages
should be compulsory. And I was shouted down every time I brought up the
topic but at the formative stages as well in later proceedings. Mind you
I'm not talking about SVR's which come a dime a dozen in these parts.

I am resigned to the fact no event codes are gonna ever be compulsory
beyond EAN, EAT, RWT and NPT despite the reality that time saves lives.
Fortunately, I work for an owner who believes relaying critical life
saving messages are part of our responsability as broadcasters and I
consult others who likewise believe the same.

Under our current officially shut down state government (paying bills and
salaries only by federal court order), IEMA is on life support itself. I
am not looking forward to next spring...nor the remainder of this fall
where we can still see severe weather through Thanksgiving over any part
of the state.

MM

On Sun, October 18, 2015 1:29 pm, Clay Freinwald wrote:
> Bill and Mike -
>
> There are those of us that feel that there are certain event codes that
> should be a mandatory carry.    Always bothers me that the President can
> take over Radio, TV, Cable and Satellite systems...yet the only radio
> station in a town can refuse to air a TOR, CEM, EVI etc.    There are