[EAS] Source of the "scary" text in Suffolk Co

[Adrienne Abbott]

...but how much of the confusion resulted from the fact that not all radio
and TV stations received the CAP version of the EAS activations? Just
because a CAP activation is issued doesn't mean every station will receive
it and rebroadcast it as a CAP message. It all depends on polling intervals.
If the station receives the activation from an over-the-air monitored source
first, the EAS equipment will see that Legacy version of the message as the
"original" activation and any other messages, including the CAP version, as
a "duplicate" message. Now we learn that three activations were sent. How
confusing was that? Even if the station is staffed, I don't know if there's
any way for a Master Control Operator, Board Operator or other staff to
intervene and push out the CAP version of the activation rather than the
Legacy version.  

Adrienne Abbott
Nevada EAS Chair
NVBA  ABIP  Inspector

On Wed, 7 Sep 2016, Ed Czarnecki wrote:
> I'm still curious about displays from video providers that may have 
> only included the EAS header and <instruction> information, and not 
> the content from the <description> element.