XM told the FCC it’s working with several U.S. agencies on emerge...
XM told the FCC it’s working with several U.S. agencies on emergency alerts. The FCC is weighing an order on state and local emergency alert system (EAS) matters, XM said. The satellite radio operator is helping upgrade the Presidential…
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level EAS by providing XM receivers to U.S. primary entry points (PEPs) and state emergency operations centers, it said. XM also is working with FEMA and NOAA on the Digital Emergency Alert System-National Capital Region pilot program, officials said in an FCC ex parte meeting. Meanwhile, XM is developing a crank radio capable of receiving XM broadcasts during power outages, officials said. XM will carry national EAS messages on all its channels, and state and local alerts on its traffic and weather channels, it said.