The FCC noted the requirement for all stations to file the EAS Test Reporting System Form One by Oct. 3., but there will be ...

WASHINGTON —As expected, the Federal Communications Commission has embarked on a major effort to reexamine the national alert ...

Emergency alert reform, DIRS modernization, and broadcast rule repeal were front and center at the FCC August Open Meeting.

The Federal Communications Commission voted at its August 7 open meeting to conduct a comprehensive ... Read More ...

Both the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alerts will be subject to a "re-examination" by the agency.

On August 7, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to reexamine the ...

Minnesota’s patchwork of emergency systems issued two alerts in two days — but on different timelines and terms.

The FCC’s DIRS modernization joins a sweeping EAS review under Chairman Carr’s Build America Agenda, aiming to streamline ...

FCC Releases Details of Its Plans to Review Emergency Alert System Carr did stress that the FCC would be voting in July to “eliminate 98 obsolete broadcast rules and requirements—totaling 5,117 words ...

The goal is for the alert system to facilitate a more efficient and coordinated response across multiple jurisdictions, to locate missing people, according to the proposal. Native Public Media, a ...

In this edition of Consumer Catch-Up, the FCC and FEMA will be testing the emergency alert system this Wednesday, finances seen as one of the most taboo topics of conversation, and Google outlines ...

The FCC will now seek public comment on the proposal before moving forward with a final vote to create the new alert code within the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Integrated Public Alert ...