[EAS] The 2017 EAS Handbook for LP-1's

[Tim Stoffel]

Although I think the EAS handbook does spend most of its time holding down a shelf, it does have some usefulness.

I have found that master control operators (and DJs/announcers) are often absolutely clueless about things beyond their sphere of responsibility. For instance, we have an operator who is highly competent at what they do, and does a great job on a difficult on-the-fly editing task we have here. But, he is so clueless about the rest of the plant that he is afraid to change a routing switcher assignment. If he, or a similar person were here alone, and the S*** hit the fan, what would he do? The best thing is to have clear, concise written instructions to follow. We here are all subject matter experts, and would know what to do should we receive a surprise NPT or (forbid!) and EAN. But what about that operator?

So prepare your handbook, and at least ask your operators to become familiar with it, and encourage them to occasionally review it, so it is there and used, when it is needed, if it is ever needed.

Tim Stoffel

--

-----Original Message-----
From: EAS [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Sean Donelan

A quick survey ...

How many operating stations expect any operator-on-duty ever will use this version of the EAS handbook for anything beyond curiousity?

How many stations automate EAN and other required EAS activites, and will never use the EAS handbook beyond showing it to an FCC field agent?

Maybe there is some huge unmet audience for this EAS handbook I don't know about.