3.1 Emergency Alerts

If an emergency alert is issued the EAS may temporarily interrupt your show with an alert message. Remain calm. Do not stop any music you are playing, the message should be over quickly. If you were talking on air wait until the message has completed and then begin speaking again from where you left off.

If you would like to offer additional weather or safety information you may but you are not required or expect to.

Here is a sample of what a TEST of the Emergency Alert System sounds like:

Here is an example of a Real Alert:

(Note that the control tones — like can be heard at the start of the Test Recording — are not include but a live alert will start and end with a loud tone)