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MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES INFORMATION WEBINAR FOR BROADCAST INCUBATOR PROGRAM.
TWO-WEEK EXTENSION OF FILING WINDOW FOR EARTH STATIONS IN THE 3.7-4.2 GHZ BAND
Reminder for Earth Station Operators in 3.7-4.2 GHz band, application filing window closes October 17, 2018.
Post-Auction transition requirements and deadlines reminder.
Media Bureau extends deadline for Auction 83 long form filing window.
FCC proposes rules for expanded Incentive-Auction reimbursements
Comment and reply comment dates set for update to Kid Vid Rules
Media Bureau seeks comment on the status of competition in the marketplace for delivery of audio programming.
Next Gen TV Rules Receive OMB Approval
Bob, John and Gary presenting satellite downlink, EAS, and drone measurement related information to the Baltimore SBE chapter over the summer. What a great chapter!
NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY TEST. -- Just a quick reminder that today, October 3 2018, FEMA, in coordination with the FCC, will be conducting a nationwide test of the EAS and WEA systems.
According to FEMA, the WEA portion of the test, which will be sent to consumer cell phones, will begin at 2:18 p.m. EDT. The EAS portion of the test, which will be sent to radio and television, will follow at 2:20 p.m. EDT. The EAS portion of the test is scheduled to last approximately one minute via participating radio and television broadcasters, cable systems, satellite radio and television providers, and wireline video providers.
The EAS test message will be similar to the regular monthly EAS test messages with which the public is familiar. The EAS test message will be transmitted in both English and Spanish, with EAS participants deciding which version to use for their communities.
Broadcast stations should have filed their pre-test ETRS Form 1’s by now – the ETRS Form 2 is due later on today; ETRS Form 3 is due to be filed by November 19.
The FEMA link is www.fema.gov/news-release/2018/10/02/nationwide-emergency-alert-test-planned-oct-3-test-messages-...
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WASHINGTON – FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of theAnother nationwide EAS test coming September 20th.
Released: 2018-07-20. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE TEST OF THE WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERT AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEMS ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2018. (DA No. 18-754). (Dkt No 15-91 15-94). PSHSB. Contact: Gregory Cooke at (202) 418-2351, email: Gregory.Cooke@fcc.gov or Linda Pintro at (202) 418-7490, email: Linda.Pintro@fcc.gov . DA-18-754A1.docx DA-18-754A1.pdf