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ABOUT EAS |
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HISTORY-
The current Emergency Alert System (EAS) is an outgrowth of the need to
notify the public dating back to 1951, with the establishment of CONELRAD.
In 1963 this was replaced by Emergency Broadcast System (EBS), which included
the two-tone alert signal. In 1990 President Bush (#1) directed that a
system be put in place so that national emergencies could be quickly communicated
with the public. This resulted in the current EAS, which brought in broadcasters
(1997), large cable systems(1998), small cable sytems(2002, with some
waivers out to 2005) and finally satellite and IPTV providers (2007). |
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