[EAS] Is monitoring a translator cool

[Sean Donelan]

On Fri, 23 Aug 2019, Dale Lamm wrote:
> However, as listeners transition away from AM radio to I/P streams and 
> FM translators, we have to be certain that all broadcast paths convey 
> all EAS messages of a national "must carry" nature. If they don't, 
> aren't they obligated to go off the air during a national emergency? 
> Time to read the rules again, but most of them were written long before 
> I/P streaming.

A few years ago, I tried to go through all 450+ local EAS operational 
areas and document the LP-1, LP-2 and upstream monitoring sources.

If I recall, a little over half of the local EAS operational areas had 
transitioned the LP-1/2 duties to a FM band station.  Finding volunteer 
stations to act as the LP-1/2 seems to be an ongoing challenge.

I don't recall any local EAS operational area using an FM translator, even 
in western states with poor local coverage. Some states used public TV, 
public radio networks or non-broadcast facilities to reach parts of the 
state. Technically, they weren't licensed as translators.