Radio Ink

NAB to FCC: Keep EAS Grounded in Local Broadcasters

The NAB urged the FCC to preserve the reliability of radio and television in its review of the Emergency Alert System in a ...
New Orleans City Business

Public broadcasting cuts hit emergency alert system in Louisiana

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will no longer administer a grant program that has so far provided millions of dollars to local television and radio stations to upgrade the equipment they use ...
Juneau Empire

Grants to boost local emergency alert systems in question as public media agency closes

WASHINGTON — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will no longer administer a grant program that has so far provided millions of dollars to local television and radio stations to upgrade the ...
TV Technology

CTA on Emergency Alert System: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix it

The Consumer Technology Association told the Federal Communications Commission last week that it believes the current Emergency Alert System is highly effective and, if expanded, could create more ...
ProPublica

Local Officials Have a Powerful Tool to Warn Residents of Emergencies. They Don’t Always Use It.

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every ...