[sbe-eas] FCC Report and Order draft provides time to comply

[Dave Turnmire]

On 7/25/2024 12:35 PM, Adrienne Abbott wrote:
> EAS plans include the entire FCC list of Event Codes, but to be more 
> useful, those plans should also list the specific codes which have 
> historically been used in that state or local area. That, at least, 
> would give broadcasters an idea of what kinds of emergencies/disasters 
> might lead to EAS activations and be helpful in deciding how to 
> process those activations. 
Idaho's plan only list the event codes we /want /EAS Participants to 
monitor/relay.  No Hurricane warnings for us! Event codes that are 
legally mandatory (RWT, RMT, NPT, etc) are flagged, as are the "Log 
only" events (RWT, DMO).

Some of our local plans make a specific point of saying SVRs are at 
their discretion and that LPs can drop SVRs as long as they give advance 
notice of such a policy change so the LECC can give their EAS 
Participants a heads up that if they want to air SVRs, they'll need to 
monitor NWR directly.  As many of you are painfully aware, during "SVR 
season", you might as well stop broadcasting those days if you are 
forwarding SVRs on a station with a large multi-county coverage area 
like mine.  For my station, we "compromise", by forwarding for our three 
most populated counties, and ignoring SVRs for the other counties.  That 
way the majority of our audience gets the SVRs that affect them, with 
minimal disruption of programming. Not a perfect solution, but not a 
perfect world...

Dave
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