[sbe-eas] NPR World Service Aired EAS Tones

[Ben Overbaugh]

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Ben Overbaugh, CBRE (He/Him)
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On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 1:45 PM Dave Anderson <dave at fab-corp.com> wrote:

> Yes, sure have….
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> We aired the 4:50ET version in overnight BBC coverage.
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> It only included the EOM tones so it shouldn’t have woken up anyone’s
> encoders downstream.   No header or attention tone was included.
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> It has chunks of audio from a tornado warning from the NWS for the
> Oklahoma tornado 10 years ago with a discussion surrounding it all the way
> to the end of the piece mixed around the EOM tones.
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> Anyone wanting to hear this let me know in private e-mail I’ll send the
> snip from the air skim.
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> Even though it wasn’t a full EAS alert,  I had our counsel notify the FCC
> under 47 C.F.R. 11.45(b) that we aired this.
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> Regards,
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> *From:* sbe-eas <sbe-eas-bounces at sbe.org> *On Behalf Of *Wood, Brian
> *Sent:* Friday, May 26, 2023 10:22 AM
> *To:* sbe-eas at sbe.org
> *Subject:* [sbe-eas] NPR World Service Aired EAS Tones
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> I just saw the notice from NPR that the BBC World Service aired old EAS
> tones on May 24th as part of a story about tornadoes (0450 ET, 0850 ET,
> 1350 ET, 1820 ET and 2250 ET, at :19 and 1:32 into the segment). I’ve not
> heard of any stations downstream of us picking up the 3-tones but there is
> background noise or talking during both sets of tones.
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> Has anyone else heard from non-NPR stations retransmitting the EAS alert?
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> Thanks!
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> *Brian Wood, CBTE*
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> *Studios Engineering Manager South Dakota Public Broadcasting*
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