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FCC sounds alarm after emergency tones turned into potty-mouthed radio takeover

Agency flags hijacks of insecure studio-to-transmitter gear after attackers pipe in fake alerts and vulgar audio Malicious ...
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Emergency preparedness supplies everyone should have in their home

Above everything else, the most important thing to remember is to remain calm and have an emergency preparedness plan. If you tackle the situation with a clear head and know what steps to take, you’re ...
The New York Times

A Costly Radio System Faltered When Texas Needed It Most

Motorola won a $7 million contract to modernize Kerr County’s emergency radio system. When a devastating flash flood swept through the county, emergency crews had trouble using it. A tower used for ...
Radio World

Xperi and Global Security Systems Pitch Emergency Alerting Improvements

Several broadcast technology developers say they can offer the FCC solutions that would push EAS beyond its current limits and possibly reshape emergency alerting in the United States. The FCC is in ...
Alaska Dispatch News

More than a dozen public radio stations in Alaska to get temporary funding relief

Fourteen Alaska radio stations whose operations were threatened due to deep public broadcasting cuts will now receive about $4.5 million in one-time funding, officials said Wednesday. The Bureau of ...
People

Flight Makes Emergency Landing Moments After Taking Off Due to Bird Strike

A plane was departing an airport in Wales when the incident occured on Sunday, Sept. 28 Robert Smith/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty A TUI Airways flight traveling from Wales to Cyprus had to make an ...