[EAS] [BC] What's the point of LP-1s anymore?

[Clay Freinwald]

We need to remember that broadcasting and cable primary purpose is to
benefit the stockholders and bottom line.

I can only wish that the Feds would require, as a condition of be licensed,
these entities also be required to immediately broadcast all life saving
messages.

Clay

I don't disagree either.  My comments surrounded the altruistic thought that
there are some broadcasters out there who want to participate so long as
it's a zero cost to them and it won't be abused.

I am somewhat heartened to see ATSC 3.0 contain a field for EAS message
conveyance in background.  The question is whether the TV people will
embrace that over the more intrusive main channel interruption. Such might
allow the individual viewer to tailor the counties they want to see warnings
for in lieu of seeing the whole carrier taken over.

When you start getting into background operations embedded within a
transmission, the door opens for mandatory carriage since it does nothing to
their main revenue stream.

MM