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

[Alex Hanson]

Minneapolis-St. Paul market is another example of this as we cover a decent part of Western Wisconsin. Minnesota Public Radio (the state relay) only forwards the RMT from the state of Minnesota or WCCO AM (the state PEP - responsible for the test every other month(?), I believe). But we do receive a RMT via IPAWS from the state of Wisconsin. WCCO does forward the Wisconsin test, I believe. They do have a larger coverage area into Wisconsin, though. Downtown St. Paul, MN is only 15 minutes - maybe - to the Wisconsin border. Very close.

Our stations in the Rochester, MN and Duluth, MN-Superior, WI market get the Wisconsin test as well but don't forward it. Our station in Moorhead, MN-Fargo, ND get the North Dakota test but don't forward it. But we do, for example, forward Amber Alerts on our individual stations ... from say North Dakota.
Many examples. Especially since we have several stations on borders in our network.

Thanks,
Alex Hanson
Minneapolis, MN

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

My station is an example of this....

Lowell Kiesow
Washington SECC Vice Chair


On Thu, Nov 9, 2023 at 7:46 AM FRANK BELL <fbell at kynx.us<mailto: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....
On Thu, Nov 9, 2023, 10:17 <mlangner at swcp.com<mailto:mlangner at swcp.com>> wrote:
Hello everyone !

Please help me with a question I’ve not encountered before!
...
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/
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Mike Langner, Chair
SECC-NM
929 Alameda Road NW
Albuquerque, NM 87114-

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