E-A-S Nationwide Test identified some major gaps
National News:Apparently it was the intention for the nationwide E-A-S test to identify "gaps" in the system. Locally, most stations aired the test without too much problem, although there were reports that the audio was garbled or not heard at all. In places like the state of Oregon, no station participated. The primary entry point for the test never fired there and therefore the statewide daisy chain remained test-free. Tom Taylor on Radio-Info stated this morning that the system needs work and the FCC says that was the point of the test.
Meanwhile, there is the potential for another test come spring.
Readers’ Forum
That’s ok. I still don’t recognize Oregon as part of the union. My flag flies with 49 stars.
BJ Forsyth - November 10, 2011 at 10:32 am
I was listening to Sirius Satellite, heard the alarm, then no sound for about 3 seconds, and then the music started up again.
Troy - November 10, 2011 at 10:52 am
What cracks me up about this most is that things really haven’t changed in the nearly 40 years I’ve been in the biz… I never saw EAS or EAN or EBS ever work like it was supposed to. So this incident had fiasco written all over it from the get go.
Rick in DC - November 10, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Report from North Texas: All stations fired but no message received at WBAP (Primary 820 50k). Had 30-60 sec of dead air. Complete failure.
Ken in Texas - November 11, 2011 at 09:32 am