[EAS] SiriusXM claims to be only satellite-based Primary Entry Point

[Rich Parker]

It's been a while since I dug into this, but I know we get weekly EAS
tests (RWT) from NPR Master Control via Satellite.
If I recall correctly, the actual PEP station is WBAL (AM) in
Baltimore and there is(was?) a tieline from there to NPR - but maybe
that's changed over the years.
So, 'technically' unless FEMA now has a direct line into NPR Master
Control, then I suppose you could say that they 'aren't' a PEP
station?

Rich P

On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 6:26 PM Sean Donelan sean at donelan.com> wrote:
>
> In the Matter of Single Network Future: Supplemental Coverage From Space
> Space Innovation proceeding, Sirius XM Radio says it is "also the only
> satellite-based Primary Entry Point ("PEP") station, ..."
>
> https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/10512045018539
>
> Have the other satellite-based EAS source cease participating?  (NPR,
> Premiere)  I understand FEMA changed the name from PEP to National Public
> Warning System (NPWS), although most folks still refer to the terresterial
> stations as PEP stations.  Is it just one of those twisty
> maze of bureaucratic acronyms.
>
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