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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedNAB alerts FCC over alert system rules. (National Association of Broadcasters, Emergency Alert System rules)(Washington Watch)(Brief Article)
Broadcasting & Cable, May, 1997 by McConnell, Chris
The National Association of Broadcasters is worried about the FCC's new Emergency Alert System rules. In a letter last week to the FCC, NAB Executive Vice President/General Counsel Jeff Baumann said the regulations concerning cable delivery of emergency messages could result in the interruption of local broadcast coverage of emergencies.
He cited rules requiring cable operators to interrupt all channels on their systems when delivering EAS alerts. "Local stations' programing will be subject to cable TV 'overrides' at virtually any time---including those occasions where the stations are providing in-depth, timely and superior coverage of the emergency event," Baumann said. "It is broadcasters' normal news, weather and other programing efforts that are the...
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