Pai Announces Public Auction For C-Band Spectrum
FCC will run auction that will sell 280 MHz for the development of 5G Michael Balderston, TV Technology WASHINGTON—The FCC is preparing to launch a public spectrum auction for C-band spectrum with the goal of developing 5G wireless connectivity in the mid-band spectrum, according to an announcement today from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. Pai made […]
Emergency Alert System was delayed during El Paso’s Walmart shooting; why it took 77 minutes
Madeline Ottilie, KVIA EL PASO, Texas — No matter how you were affected, you probably remember where you were on August 3rd, the morning an active shooter entered the Cielo Vista Walmart and took 22 lives. “I remember our phones going off with alerts from the police saying to stay clear of the area,” said […]
NJBA Warns About EAS Potential Failure
Radio World, EMILY M. REIGART Garden State’s current EMNET-EAS is more than a decade old and has become unreliable, association says The New Jersey Broadcasters Association sounded an alarm about New Jersey’s emergency alert system in its latest e-newsletter, stating that “EAS failure” might occur as soon as the New Year unless something changes in the state. […]
FCC Gives Stations More Time To Update EAS Equipment.
INSIDE RADIO A later than expected release of a technical update to Emergency Alert System (EAS) hardware used by broadcasters has led the Federal Communications Commission to give stations more time to install the software without running afoul of its rules. Stations were to have had the update installed by Friday, Nov. 8. But the […]
