[EAS] $55K fine for misuse of EAS tones

[Sean Donelan]

On Wed, 31 May 2017, Tim Stoffel wrote:
> The 'compliance and reporting plan' is always a kick to me. Compliance 
> is simple-- you don't use EAS tones in advertising or programming.

After the New Jersey accidental Nuclear Power Plant Warning, I was very 
impressed that no newscasts played a recording of the EAS message while 
covering the news story. Usually some reporter includes a recorded 
out-take as background for their news report about EAS mistakes.

I don't know if that means station managers and staff have gotten the 
message to only use EAS tones/data bursts for EAS purposes.