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

[Adrienne Abbott]

Mike—

Are you talking about “satellator” stations? The answer to Question 1 is
“No”
 Here’s the details from Part 11, highlighted below: 

 

§ 11.11 The Emergency Alert System (EAS).

(b) Analog class D non-commercial educational FM stations as defined in §
73.506 of this chapter
<https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-73.506> , digital class D
non-commercial educational FM stations, analog LPFM stations as defined in
§§ 73.811 <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-73.811>  and 73.853
of this chapter <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-73.853> ,
digital LPFM stations, analog LPTV stations as defined in § 74.701(f)
<https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-74.701#p-74.701(f)> , and
digital LPTV stations as defined in § 74.701(k) of this chapter
<https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-74.701#p-74.701(k)>  are not
required to comply with § 11.32
<https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-11.32> . Analog and digital
LPTV stations that operate as television broadcast translator stations, as
defined in § 74.701(b) of this chapter
<https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-74.701#p-74.701(b)> , are not
required to comply with the requirements of this part. FM broadcast booster
stations as defined in § 74.1201(f) of this chapter
<https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-74.1201#p-74.1201(f)>  and FM
translator stations as defined in § 74.1201(a) of this chapter
<https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-74.1201#p-74.1201(a)>  which
entirely rebroadcast the programming of other local FM broadcast stations
are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. International
broadcast stations as defined in § 73.701 of this chapter
<https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-73.701>  are not required to
comply with the requirements of this part. Analog and digital broadcast
stations that operate as satellites or repeaters of a hub station (or common
studio or control point if there is no hub station) and rebroadcast 100
percent of the programming of the hub station (or common studio or control
point) may satisfy the requirements of this part through the use of a single
set of EAS equipment at the hub station (or common studio or control point)
which complies with §§ 11.32
<https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-11.32>  and 11.33
<https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-11.33> .

 

Adrienne

Adrienne Abbott, W6BCY

Nevada EAS Chair

"Radio burps, it cries, it needs to be fed all the time, it requires
constant attention, but we love it." Jim Aaron WGLN 

 

‘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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