[EAS] Any state using TV for EAS daisy-chain distribution

[Sean Donelan]

Since the Digital TV change-over in 2009, do any states still use TV for 
the daisy-chain portion of EAS distribution?  Or are all TV stations and 
cable systems only terminal leaf nodes for EAS distribution?

Before the digital TV change over, a couple of states used analog TV 
networks, usually PBS, as EAS state relays.

And part 2 of my question, are there any inexpensive ATSC set-top tuner 
boxes which last longer than 2 years? To monitor EAS on TV stations around 
Washington DC I use an inexpensive ATSC set-top converter box with analog 
video and R/L stereo jacks plugged into my lab-bench EAS box.

If the FCC Enforcement Bureau ever checked TV EAS signals, TV stations 
do even weirder stuff with their EAS than radio stations.

The cheap ($25-$50) ATSC set-top converter boxes last only about 18 
months before failing.  I don't want to buy a $1000 cable head-end ATSC 
tuner.