A National Dialogue on the Emergency Alert System

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AM, FM, & Digital Radio Industry

EAS Audio Quality

EAS Technical Best Practices- Audio Quality Improvements. Please consider the following questions: 1.) How would you improve audio quality at the station level? 2.) How would you reduce reception issues that affect audio quality? 3.) How would you normalize audio levels to station audio? 4.) What would you recommend to improve origination audio? 5.) How would you reduce noise and distortion?

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EAS State Plans and Monitoring Assignments

EAS State/Local Government Relationships- EAS State Plans and Monitoring Assignments. Updates. Please consider the following questions: 1.) How would you improve monitoring? 2.) How do you coordinate with your State and local government to update the State EAS Plan? 3.) What activities would you suggest to ensure that EAS State Plans are continually updated?

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EAS Equipment Installation, Configuration, and Operation

EAS Technical Best Practices- EAS Equipment. Please consider the following questions: 1.) What are best practices for configuring co-located stations? 2.) What best practices would industry suggest to quickly and efficiently update EAS equipment in the field? 3.) What best practices would industry suggest to quickly and efficiently operate EAS equipment at co-located stations? 4.) How can vendors make the installation process easier?

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EAS Rules Clarification

EAS Rulemaking- EAS Rule Clarification and Awareness Activities. Please consider the following: 1.) What changes would you make to the EAS Handbook? 2.) What activities would you suggest to help clarify the EAS Rules?

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EAS Community Engagement Activities

EAS Community Engagement Activities- EAS Outreach Best Practices-Please consider the following questions: 1.) What specific training activities (i.e. workshops, webinars, etc.) would you recommend? 2.) What EAS topics would you suggest training should focus? 3.) What other EAS education and awareness campaigns are needed to prepare for the EAS Test? 4.) How can station ownership and management become more involved in these activities?

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EAS Corrective Actions

What best practices are available if a station is locked in EAN mode? How will that impact State monitoring assignments?

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Station/Facility Preparedness

What are some station or facility preparedness best practices? How well has your station or facility weathered an emergency situation? What are some lessons learned? Where can EAS Participants find preparedness resources?

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Digital Television, Cable, & Satellite Industry

EAS Audio Quality

EAS Technical Best Practices- Audio Quality Improvements. Please consider the following questions: 1.) How would you improve audio quality at the station level? 2.) How would you reduce reception issues that affect audio quality? 3.) How would you normalize audio levels to station audio? 4.) What would you recommend to improve origination audio? 5.) How would you reduce noise and distortion?

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EAS Crawl Text, Color, Speed, Manual Switching, and Background Image

EAS Technical Best Practices- Crawl Text, Color, Speed, Video Switching, and Background Image Improvements- Please consider the following questions: 1.) What specification would you suggest for the speed of the crawl text? 2.) What specification would you suggest for the positioning of the crawl text? 3.) What specification would you suggest for the color of the crawl text? 4.) What suggestions or best practices do you have for manual switching? 5.) What suggestions or best practices do you have for a background image?

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EAS State Plans and Monitoring Assignments

EAS State/Local Government Relationships- EAS State Plans and Monitoring Assignments. Updates. Please consider the following questions: 1.) How would you improve monitoring? 2.) How do you coordinate with your State and local government to update the EAS Plan? 3.) What activities would you suggest to ensure that EAS State Plans are continually updated?

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EAS Equipment Installation, Configuration, and Operation

EAS Technical Best Practices- EAS Equipment. Please consider the following questions: 1.) What are best practices for configuring co-located stations? 2.) What best practices would industry suggest to quickly and efficiently update EAS equipment in the field? 3.) What best practices would industry suggest to quickly and efficiently operate EAS equipment at co-located stations? 4.) How can vendors make the installation process easier?

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EAS Rules Clarification

EAS Rulemaking- EAS Rule Clarification and Awareness Activities. Please consider the following: 1.) What changes would you make to the EAS Handbook? 2.) What activities would you suggest to help clarify the EAS Rules?

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EAS Community Engagement Activiities

EAS Community Engagement Activities- EAS Outreach Best Practices. Please consider the following questions: 1.) What specific training activities (i.e. workshops, webinars, etc.) would you recommend? 2.) What EAS topics would you suggest training should focus? 3.) What other EAS Education and awareness campaigns are needed to prepare for the EAS Test? 4.) How can station ownership and management become more involved in these activities?

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EAS Corrective Actions

What best practices are available if a station is locked in EAN mode? How will that impact State monitoring assignments?

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Station/Facility Preparedness

What are some station or facility preparedness best practices? How well has your station or facility weathered an emergency situation? What are some lessons learned? Where can EAS Participants find preparedness resources?

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Nationwide EAS Test

Observations and Findings

What were your observations of the Test? What were your State and local successes/challenges of the Test?

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Mitigation Strategies and Improvements

Do you have any suggestions for mitigation strategies and improvements for future Tests?

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