[sbe-eas] Question for the group about a station carrying a RMT for an in-DMA area but for an adjacent state

[Lowell Kiesow]

My station is an example of this.  The station is assigned to a 6 county
local area, so it carries the RMTs for that area.  But, it has signal
coverage across closer to 16 counties through translators and satellite
stations.  It does not carry RMTs of the other local areas it covers, but
it does carry alerts for those areas.  The catch here is that, as far as I
know, only the Sage ENDEC can filter messages in this way.  The Sage can
use multiple watchlists, each with different event codes and different
location codes.

Part 11 is quite clear in that it only requires a station to air one RMT a
month.  Neither listeners nor station management would tolerate running
multiple RMTs on the station, and there's no legal reason to do it.

Lowell Kiesow
Washington SECC Vice Chair


On Thu, Nov 9, 2023 at 7:46 AM FRANK BELL <fbell at kynx.us> wrote:

> While the RMT is for the base state, there does not appear any
> justification for transmitting one for an adjacent state. Reception of RMTs
> from their own state broadcasters is assumed. At such time as alerts can be
> delivered selectively, using software in suitable receivers e.g. nextgenTV
> or HDRadio which has navigation, then the State Plan can add jurisdictions
> or polygons in adjacent States with agreement between the SECCs. However
> this is not currently available technology and the scope of
> responsibilities of SECCc and an appropriate budget is not the present
> situation. This then is a question for such a changed situation in the
> future. I hope this opinion is no too complex for you.
>
> On Thu, Nov 9, 2023, 10:17 <mlangner at swcp.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone !
>>
>> Please help me with a question I’ve not encountered before!
>>
>> If a station with community of license Albuquerque, NM picks up an RMT
>> for Arizona via IPAWS, should the Albuquerque station carry the Arizona RMT
>> if the station has coverage of, and viewers in, a (small)  part of Arizona
>> that is in the New Mexico DMA? Per the map, the same question is applicable
>> to any case in which a/the Albuquerque station might receive an IPAWS RMT
>> for Colorado as small parts of Colorado are also in the Albuquerque-Santa
>> Fe DMA.
>>
>> Here's the DMA map. The northeast corner of Arizona (shown in purple) is
>> part of the Albuquerque-Santa Fe DMA.
>>
>>
>> I really appreciate any insight you can give me. We want to do it right!
>>
>> Many thanks in advance!
>>
>> Mike/
>> ____________________________
>>
>> Mike Langner, Chair
>> SECC-NM
>> 929 Alameda Road NW
>> Albuquerque, NM 87114-1901
>>
>> (505) 898-3212 home/home office
>> (505) 238-8810 cell
>> mlangner at swcp.com
>>
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