- About Us
-
SBE members connected worldwide
Connecting more than 5,500 members in 114 chapters throughout the U.S. and Hong Kong.
-
- Membership
- Chapters
-
SBE Chapters
114 SBE chapters provide educational programs, professional recognition and networking opportunities to members.
-
- Certification
- Education
- Legislative/Advocacy
Government Relations
The SBE is an advocate on behalf of our members with regulators and legislators on issues that affect broadcast engineers and broadcast engineering.
- Frequency Coordination
- Jobs
- SBE Store
›› Home ›› About
News & Headlines
Be Prepared for the 2016 National EAS Test
July 25, 2016
With the pending national EAS test, and the FCC's unveiling of the EAS Test Reporting System, the SBE has prepared this summary of dates and actions of which all stations should be aware.
July 30, 2016
Station EAS decoders must recognize the 000000 area code and NPT (National Periodic Test) event code
August 26, 2016
Stations must complete Form One in the ETRS
September 28, 2016, 2:20 p.m. ET
EAS test
If circumstances prevent a test on Sep 28, the secondary test date is Oct 5, 2016.
September 28, 2016
By 11:59 p.m. ET, stations must complete the day-of-test report on Form Two in the ETRS
November 14, 2016
Deadline to submit post-test data on Form Three in the ETRS
