[EAS] Texas EAS Message "Flooding"

[Dave Kline]

I imagine that was because there was a never ending series of tornados associated with this storm.
Of course the first time some station doesn't carry an alert and some big wig loses his dog Toto to a tornado, there will be hell to pay.

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Dave Kline
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On Aug 31, 2017, at 7:25 AM, Mike McCarthy wrote:

>For those who receive Inside Radio's daily newsletter, there is a piece on
>use of EAS in this morning's edition. The piece includes a couple Facebook
>posts about TV viewers frustrated with what appeared to be a never ending
>series of TOR's relayed by TV stations as fully coded EAS messages.

>If Inside Radio has it, that means the story is in other publications as
>well.

>And if Mike Golchert of CBS Radio in Houston's post was accurate, that
>means a LOT of traffic was being circulated despite the conditions
>present.  I'd be interested in hearing about internet survival (or
>failure) in such conditions and impact on CAP/IPAWS.

>MM

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