[sbe-eas] Question about ETRS Form 1 requirement for stations that 100% other stations

[Larry Wilkins]

Mike:

Hope you are doing well.

The way the Commission explained it to me is if you have a main station that feeds 100% of its programming to other transmitters and the main station has a correctly installed and programmed EAS unit in the main program stream, the remote transmitters do not have to install a EAS unit at their station.

You may need to review your state plan to see if they issue alerts locally (in each zone).  That may require units at the remote sites.  If they don't then just one at the main studio is legal.

 Larry Wilkins CPBE
Director of Engineering Services
Alabama Broadcasters Association
334-303-2525
lwilkins at al-ba.com
www.al-ba.com
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Subject: [sbe-eas] Question about ETRS Form 1 requirement for stations that 100% other stations


‘Morning, everyone !

Here in New Mexico (as in many parts of the country) we have Public Radio non-commercial FM stations that feed 100% of programming to several other full-power FM stations, often called “slave” or “satellite” stations.

May I please ask if anyone knows for certain of the “slave” or “satellite” FM stations which originate no programming of their own (1) are required to have EAS equipment and (2) are required to file the reporting Forms called for in ETRS recording?

Many thanks in advance for your guidance!

Mike/
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Mike Langner
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Albuquerque, NM 87114-1901


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