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Re: First ever nationwide EAS test next week
« Reply #30 on: November 09, 2011, 03:49:17 PM »
At this end, bursts ... dead carrier from WLW ... followed by bursts. This is ONLY a test!
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« Reply #31 on: November 09, 2011, 04:25:50 PM »
At least 1 station in a county surrounding Indianapolis was still airing WIBC's audio (and the reception was terrible) 15 minutes after the test. I'm not mentioning call letters but I will say that's the longest streak of English language programming on that frequency in many years.
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Re: First ever nationwide EAS test next week
« Reply #32 on: November 09, 2011, 05:16:57 PM »
On the TV side: DirecTV dropped ALL channels (except locals) with a slate message saying it's a test of the EAS System and "Don't worry, it's only a test."  Fort Wayne all local TV got it but garbled audio.  The only radio I heard was WFWI and they had the same audio as TV.

What a load of crap.
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« Reply #33 on: November 09, 2011, 05:22:42 PM »
"If this had been an actual emergency..."  we'd be in trouble.
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« Reply #34 on: November 10, 2011, 12:18:06 AM »
Listening to the WFMS receiver we were able to rebroadcast duck farts then 30 seconds of white noise followed by duck farts. Not a good thing.
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Re: First ever nationwide EAS test next week
« Reply #35 on: November 12, 2011, 01:38:41 PM »
I love reading all about this joke of a EAS test.  Thankfully I was not affected as I was listening to Shortwave.  The problem with this whole thing is of course the lack of people anywhere.  CheapChannel has cut so damn many jobs there is nobody left to locally run things outside of a few stations.  Imagine if a real EAS broadcast was needed at say 3:00AM on a Sunday morning?  God help us all.
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« Reply #36 on: November 12, 2011, 02:51:26 PM »
Clear Channel has a bunker in Cincinnati that can place an emergency announcement on any of their stations at any time, and phone lines ring into that place after hours.
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« Reply #37 on: November 12, 2011, 05:30:55 PM »
Quote from: storrs19 on November 12, 2011, 01:38:41 PM
The problem with this whole thing is of course the lack of people anywhere.  CheapChannel has cut so damn many jobs there is nobody left to locally run things outside of a few stations.  Imagine if a real EAS broadcast was needed at say 3:00AM on a Sunday morning?  God help us all.

The whole point of EAS is to be automated. 

Nearly all of the screwups this week appear to have been in Washington.
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« Reply #38 on: November 13, 2011, 12:55:42 PM »
Radio would reach very very few people at 3am. In the "good old days" the station would have likely signed off at 10pm or midnight
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« Reply #39 on: November 13, 2011, 10:04:15 PM »
With so many stations experiencing problems, it will be interesting to see if they make a change or two and give it another shoot soon.
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