NATIONWIDE TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM ON OCT 4
An EAS Flash Flood Warning was carried on thousands of radios and TV sets during the State Fair. That’s good! And the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) that was issued at the same time appeared on thousands of cell phones. Again, good news.
But not everybody got the warning. Warning and alerting systems aren’t as simple as you might think simply because not everybody is watching TV or listening to the radio. While it may seem like everybody carries a cell phone, users can control whether to allow those messages to come through.
Nonetheless, your station’s active participation in the NM EAS system is of the vital importance. Let’s take a look at how other warning systems complement your broadcast alerts.
