Federal Emergency Management Agency
Lack of funding causes NextGen TV emergency warning program to close
Congressional funding cuts will result in a major setback for the development of an advanced emergency warning notification system that is intended to be utilized over ATSC 3.0.
Radio station outages increase days after Hurricane Helene
Dozens of radio stations remain offline several days after Hurricane Helene impacted a multi-state area as a Category 4 storm.
TV, radio outages increase after Hurricane Helene
Nearly 50 radio stations are out of action, while the number of TV stations knocked off the air has increased to six.
DirecTV, U-Verse launch dedicated channels for Hurricane Helene coverage
The channels aggregate coverage from local broadcast stations in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.
Louisiana radio stations fail during Hurricane Francine
Several commercial radio stations in Louisiana are still off the air nearly a week after Hurricane Francine impacted the region.
FEMA moving forward with national emergency message test
FEMA and the FCC are moving forward with a planned test of IPAWS, the WEA and EAS networks on October 4.
FEMA, FCC to conduct test of emergency broadcast, text message systems
FEMA and the FCC will conduct a national test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alert system in October.
SiriusXM partners with FEMA on emergency alerts
SiriusXM will give some of its satellite bandwidth to FEMA for backup emergency notification connectivity.
FCC updates Emergency Alert System handbook for broadcasters
The FCC has issued an updated version of its Emergency Alert System manual, which must be kept in EAS-receiving facilities.
FEMA says hackers can take over emergency warning system
FEMA is warning broadcasters that an exploit could allow an unscrupulous actor to take over the Emergency Alert System at their stations.