What is the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)? (4/13/09)

Link to the FEMA website page that explains what IPAWS is all about.

NAB Report from March 30, 2009 EAS Summit - FM radio in cell phones (4/1/09) This report is not endorsed nor the policy of the SBE. Provided for informational purposes only.

The evolution of the SBE EAS - CAP Roadmap

By Clay Freinwald 11/24/08

In conjunction with an FCC EAS Summit in Washington, DC, in May of 2008, the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) released a document titled, "A Strategy for Implementing CAP EAS". It outlined the steps that SBE saw as needing to be accomplished in order to implement Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) for EAS. The SBE document divided the tasks among six proposed Working Groups (WG): EAS CAP Profile WG, EAS CAP Distribution Network WG, EAS CAP On-Air Presentation WG, EAS CAP Training WG, EAS CAP Equipment WG, and EAS CAP FCC Rules/FEMA Directives Study WG.

Shortly thereafter, this SBE document was adopted by a newly-formed group called the EAS CAP Roadmap Coordinating Committee, of which SBE is a member. This group further refined the SBE document, now known as "The EAS CAP Roadmap", and is now moving forward with staffing the Working Groups and addressing the identified tasks. The following is current version of The EAS CAP Roadmap.

Strategy for Impementing CAP EAS (November 2008)

SBE's suggestions to aid implementation of CAP technology for a revised Emergency Alert System

SBE's Interpretation of New EAS Rules (August 2007)

Frequently Asked Questions regarding New EAS Rules (August 2007)

Society of Broadcast Engineers opposes live code testing of EAS (May 2007)

Click here for more information about the Common Alerting Protocol (July 2007)

Now available are four podcast files that make up the SBE EAS Meeting held on Monday, April 16, 2007 in Las Vegas during NAB2007. Each file is large in size, and may take longer to download.

Click here to listen to Part 1

Click here to listen to Part 2

Click here to listen to Part 3

Click here to listen to Part 4

Or click this link to hear an archived recording of the SBE EAS Meeting. Our thanks to Broadcast.net, Tieline and Trilithic for their support which made the live streaming and archive of the meeting possible.

EAS Exchange

An SBE sponsored e-mail discussion group about the EAS

FCC Acts on EAS Issues (Nov. 2005)

EAS Q&A Articles - From Radio Guide By Clay Freinwald and Barry Mishkind

SBE's Vision for EAS (5/5/06) by Clay Freinwald and Richard Rudman

Emergency Alert System, EAS WA State Info

Self-Inspection Checklist for Broadcasters and Cable System Operators - Procedures (11/00)

Emergency Alert System Self-Inspection Checklist for Broadcasters and Cable Systems (11/00)EAS Sample Log (11/00)