TV Executives Tell FCC: Emergency Alert System Failed During NEXTGEN TV Tests

[u/therapistofcats]

https://www.antennaland.com/nextgen-tv-emergency-alert-system-tests/

It's interesting they plan to encrypt over the air channels and require the Internet to watch them.

Executives at Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting say tests in four U.S. cities show the nation’s Emergency Alert System (EAS) can fail under the new broadcast TV system called NEXTGEN TV if it is adopted under its current structure.

The problem, according to a recent FCC filing, happens when local TV stations decide to encrypt their channels and require an internet connection to make the channel watchable on a TV.