When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WASHINGTON—Over the years, the FCC has warned broadcasters not to air the real EAS tones for any ...
The Federal Communications Commission upheld a $1.12 million fine against Viacom and a $280,000 penalty against ESPN for airing a movie trailer that contained real EAS tones. The commission prohibits ...
Radio World’s Masked Engineer Is Fed Up With the Failings of the Emergency Alert System The Emergency Alert System. That morphed version of Conelrad and EBS held over from the Cold War we love to hate ...
WASHINGTON—Radio broadcaster iHeartCommunications will pay a $1 million civil penalty to resolve an FCC investigation into misuse of EAS tones. iHeart’s WSIX-FM in Nashville aired a false emergency ...