Here it comes ... just 'tested' the emergency broadcast system

[zbdent]

right during the Stephanie Miller show on 1350AM in Canton Ohio ...

It was a "scheduled monthly" test ...

riiiiiiiiight ...

Remember, Bush and the Repukes were saying that the "terrorists" would be happy if the Dems win (but what would the terrorists use for their recruitment posters?) ...

[fed-up]

1. we had one either yesterday or Mon North CA-days are a blur as I am moving n/t

[sabbat hunter]

2. umm those tests

are done all the time. having worked at a radio station, we had to do them on a timed schedule, even if it meant interrupting a song to do so. when we saw the bulletin that we needed to do one on my show, i would make sure i would not be playing a record at that time so i could play the test.

[BrotherBuzz]

3. Did your EBS message have embedded republican commercials in it?

Calif: Signal snafu broadcasts (R) political ad (over Emergency Alert System)

From the KDVS press release:

* Disaster warning system used to transmit advertisements

EAS (generally characterized by its signature tones and test disclaimer) is designed and exclusively used for rapid communication alerting areas to emergency situations (such as natural disasters). The content of these messages is strictly controlled by federal law for obvious reasons.

* Sacramento conservative talk radio station KFBK transmitted the initial message

KFBK 1530 AM in Sacramento is the Local Primary (LP) station designated to initiate the broadcast of EAS messages in several Northern California counties, including Yolo. This morning, KFBK initiated the required monthly test of EAS but failed to cease broadcasting via EAS upon the standard message of EAS conclusion ("This concludes this test of the Emergency Alert System"). Instead, they forced rebroadcast of the aforementioned advertisements, including the paid political advertisement.

* KFBK blames training error for the transmission

Upon contact by KDVS management, KFBK Operations Manager Alan Eisansom claimed station responsibility for the message broadcast assigning blame to some kind of nonspecific training snafu.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=10638