[EAS] Blue Alerts Are Back

[Dave Kline]

In some cases yes, in others it is just people who would rather bitch than get involved in making it work. 
Whatever the reason may be, the problem is with people, much more so than with the system itself.

I find it difficult to believe that abuse of the system is a large part of the problem.
Most folks who might be in a position to abuse the system, don't even know how to access it, or that it is even an option at all.
Local EAS committees can affect both helping people to understand how the system can work for the authorities as well as policing any abuses that occur.
Without some group actively involved in local EAS matters, it's pretty much the wild west and there will be abuses.
In most cases, a state committee can't or won't and probably shouldn't get involved in the needs of a local area beyond what the FCC says a state committee should do.
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Dave Kline
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On May 26, 2017, at 8:54 AM, Robertm wrote:

>That is in a large part because of abuse of the system by the originators.

>>On May 26, 2017, at 9:05 AM, Dave Kline <dkline at tvmail.unomaha.edu> wrote:

>>I understand the desire to separate Blue from LEW.
>>But in reality aren't most "philosophical or other" reasons for not airing certain alerts just an extension of not wanting to air any alerts at all?
>>Who has management that at least rolls their eyes at the thought of adding more alerts that might interrupt their programming?