Article by Peter Brown: EAS: Is It Adequate?

(From TV Technology Magazine Nov. 13, 2002)

"Can broadcasters do a better job of warning and alerting the American public to various threats? Can we do it faster and more effectively?

These are two questions the emergency management and public safety communities are grappling with, and the existing Emergency Alert System (EAS) is right in the center of this debate. A number of states are now giving EAS a second look."

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