New FCC requirements that are designed to modernize the security of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will take effect on September 29, 2026. The goal of the new requirements is to help guard against ...

On June 29, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Order and FNPRM) to modernize the Emergency Alert System (EAS) for ...

Radio stations and other EAS participants now have additional cybersecurity rules to follow that may affect their EAS and STL equipment. We reported earlier that these changes were pending. Now the ...

This is the second in a series delving into specific proposals in the Federal Communications Commission further notice of proposed rulemaking (FNPRM), intended to improve the Emergency Alert System ...