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disasters and were weather related. Linking NOAA Weather Radio digital signaling with the
EAS digital signaling will help NWS save lives by reaching more people with timely, site-
specific weather warnings.
FEMA provides direction for state and local emergency planning officials to plan and
implement their roles in the EAS.
Your responsibility as a cable provider
Your One-Net
SE
Encoder/Decoder allows your facility to decode EAS alerts originated from
alert sources in your area. The sources are local radio stations. These stations can be
forwarding alerts received from a web of broadcasters, or originating alerts if designated as a
primary source. To meet minimum requirements of the FCC, you must send randomized
weekly tests, forward monthly tests, and forward National alerts. Your state and local EAS
plan may also impose other requirements.
A good source of information is the EAS website at http://www.fcc.gov/eb/eas/ . The FCC
provides handbooks in Adobe PDF format for AM and FM radio, for TV and for Cable TV.