Category: emergencyalerttone

FCC wants to fine CBS for using fake emergency alert in ‘Young Sheldon’

Post author By Randall
Post date September 9, 2019
Categories In cbs, eas, emergency alert tone, emergencyalerttone, Entertainment, fcc, federal communications commission, federalcommunicationscommission, fine, gear, Politics, Tech, young sheldon, youngsheldon

[ad_1] To avoid confusion and to make sure viewers and listeners don’t brush off alerts as false alarms, the agency doesn’t allow EAS tones or simulations of them to be broadcast outside of public service announcements, official tests or genuine emergencies. “CBS’s modifications to the EAS tones did not make broadcasting such tones permissible because […]

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ fined $395,000 for using emergency alert tones

Post author By Randall
Post date August 16, 2019
Categories In abc, amc, av, emergencyalerttone, Entertainment, fcc, fema, gear, jimmykimmellive, Tech, thewalkingdead

[ad_1] The FCC points out that using such tones is prohibited outside of emergencies, adding that it was a serious public safety concern. “These rules aim to protect the integrity of the alert system by helping to avoid confusion when the tones are used, alert fatigue among listeners and false activation of the EAS by […]