[EAS] BLU Alert Comments.

[Sean Donelan]

On Sun, 6 Aug 2017, Clay Freinwald wrote:
> Let's work to change the way NWS communicates information to broadcasters.
> The SAME based system should be phased out.
> With an all data system broadcasters would be able to determine just what ,
> how much and how often.    Would be a step ahead for TV and for Radio let
> the Text Readers read what the broadcasters choose.
>
> This would eliminate the message flooding mess once and for all.

Already exists. Stations can purchase commercial weather services from 
several commercial weather providers.  Most stations with full-time 
metrologists on-staff have a system that generates extensive weather 
graphics, puts weather alerts on the air, and so on.

Money, money, money.

Stations that want it pay a lot more for commercial services than they 
pay for EAS boxes, plus monthly service fees.

EAS is just a cheap version of a news wire service without a sales or 
marketing department.