Every broadcaster and cable television outlet in New Jersey is required to monitor at least two (2) broadcast sources. One source is the LP-1 regional FM broadcast station for the county in which you are located. Page six of the state EAS plan lists the LP-1 stations and the counties they serve. The other monitoring source must either be WABC (770 Khz) New York or your local New Jersey Network radio/TV station.

The S.E.C.C. also strongly recommends broadcasters and cable outlets monitor the National Weather Service weather radio station (NOAA) serving their area. A list of NOAA stations is on page 17 of the state EAS plan.

Missing an EAS test is serious and should be investigated immediately. If you did not receive an RWT from either of your monitoring sources, your station log should explain: 1) why the test was missed (i.e. the monitoring source(s) did not sent a test, poor signal quality, or a mistuned receiver) and 2) the action you have taken to correct the problem. If you did not send a RWT, your station log should explain why and the actions you have taken to correct the problem. The “missed” RWT should be sent when repairs are completed.

If you did not receive the RMT, your station log should explain why, and the corrective actions you have taken. If you did not forward the RMT, your station log should explain why, and the corrective actions that you have taken. If you did not recieve or send the RMT, do not generate your own as a �makeup�.

Wait. If for some reason the test was not sent from the source station (NJN) there is a 48 hour retry window for the test to be sent.

If after 48 hours, you did not receive the test, determine why and correct any problems. Log the fact that you missed the test and what corrective action you took.

Yes. In the week that an RMT is received and retransmitted, an RWT does not have to be sent.

No. FCC rules allow the RMT to be sent within 1 hour of being received.
Note: The RMT should be sent as soon as possible.

Log the facts. You received the test but did not transmit it. Investigate why you did not retransmit the test and be prepared for next month.

Those in a position to activate the system appear to have been at a loss as to what was happening. Therefore they were at loss as to what to say.

No. The second FCC report and order on EAS clearly states that all EAS participants will have to be CAP compliant when the time comes.

For now the answer is no. The 2 tone has become a familiar attention signal with the public and some older equipment still depends upon it.

Yes. This is one of the responsibilities of the NJSECC to see that the NJ EAS plan is fully CAP compliant. (editor: hopefully this will not mean many changes)

This should come from the requesting entity. Most stations and cable operators will not want just anyone pushing buttons on their EAS encoder boxes!

FCC law does not prohibit this, however the NJ EAS Plan requires all EAS activations come from at least the County level. Meaning, your local EMO must go to the County to request activation and the county would then contact you to request the alert.

Yes, if you sent the alert using the EAS header protocol and 2 tone alert. Remember, you must not only send but also receive an RMT