[EAS] Time to make the LP daisy chain an option

[Dave Kline]

While I understand the reasoning for Rod's priorities, it seems that the practical uses for alerting are quite opposite.

Typically, the most relayed alerts for broadcasters are weather related alerts from NWS.
This is followed by RMTs and Amber alerts which are usually on a state or regional level.
And then finally, the Federally required relay(s) which usually only happen once a year.

Maybe this is why there is so much confusion or misunderstanding  about EAS. We seem to serve different masters differently for different reasons. Not all of which drive us toward the goal of alerting the public.

Just sayin'.

On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 10:33 PM Rod Zeigler <rzeigler at krvn.com> wrote:
>Clay, et. al,
>Just a point of clarification. When describing AM's and FM's I was
>speaking only of the qualifications for PEP stations. Getting signal
>over the most people is the aim. What is necessary for the operation of
>State/Local/Tribal plans is something completely different.
>After reading tonight's posts I realized that I neglected to mention NWS.
>I look at NWS as a separate alerting entity, even though there is
>cooperation between NWS and State alerting authorities in a number of
>locations. NWS has their own priorities and protocols, which is as it
>should be since they are neither FCC nor FEMA. They put out good
>products that we can use, as broadcasters, to serve our listeners or
>viewers. It is up to us as to what products we use that fulfill the
>mission as best we can.
>When putting together a State Plan my suggestion is take care of the
>Federal requirements first, State/Local/Tribal second, and then NWS
>last. But definitely look at them as 3 separate plan requirements to
>make it easier in creating the interconnections.
>Rod

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>Nebraska Rural Radio Assn.
>KRVN AM & FM  KAMI
>Chairman, Ne. SECC
>Exec. Dir. NEBA
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