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More Fines for Misuse of Emergency Alert System Tones

Continuing its crackdown on the misuse of emergency alert system (EMS) tones in television...

Media Companies Pay Over $600k for Misuse of Emergency Alert Tones

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reached settlements with four separate media outlets...

FCC Approves New Emergency Alert System ‘Event Codes’ For 2017 Hurricane Season

The FCC is already preparing for the 2017 hurricane season by adding three new...

Monroe Electronics and DAS Issue Guidance to Operators for FEMA’s Sept. EAS Test in West Virginia

In support of the upcoming initial FEMA test of the National Periodic Test (NPT)...

ZeeVee Product Line Update Enables Interoperability With Monroe Electronics’ One-Net SE EAS System

Monroe Electronics announced that ZeeVee, the industry's leading manufacturer of digital HD video encoder/modulators,...

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Largest Fine Proposed by FCC for Misuse of Emergency Alert Warnings

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed $1.93 million in fines against Viacom, ESPN and NBCUniversal for showing an advertisement numerous times that misuses the warning sounds of the Emergency Alert System (EAS).

Blonder Tongue and Monroe Electronics Team on Emergency Alert Management Solution for Campuses

Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. and Monroe Electronics have teamed up to create a powerful...

FCC proposes $200k penalty for misuse of emergency alert sounds

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a $200,000 financial penalty against the...

$200,000 Fine Proposed Against Turner Broadcast System by FCC

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a fine against Turner Broadcasting System for the second time in less than three months. The $200,000 proposed fine is for transmitting advertisements that imitate the national public warning system used by the President of the United States to address the public during a national emergency. The warning system is also used to deliver important emergency information from federal, state and local authorities.

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