Over the years, the FCC has warned broadcasters not to air the real EAS tones for any reason other than airing a real alert or a test to avoid panicking the public. The EAS tones contain digital ...

A settlement has been reached between the FCC and Tegna after the commission threw a flag over an advertisement for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars from TV station WTLV that used Emergency Alert System ...

Viacom and ESPN must pay $1.4 million to the government as punishment for airing a movie commercial that misused Emergency Alert System (EAS) warning tones. The commercial for the 2013 film Olympus ...

iHeartCommunications has admitted causing what the Federal Communications Commission called a “multi-state cascade” of false emergency alerts on radio and TV stations and agreed to pay a $1 million ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 17 (UPI) --ESPN improperly used Emergency Alert System tones to draw attention to pending NBA broadcasts in 2023 and should ...

The tone used to indicate an EAS emergency alert, or a test of the EAS system, is to be used for that purpose, and not for any other. ANY other. Not even for a bona fide and well-intentioned news ...

The broadcast of an emergency sound has landed broadcaster Fox with a hefty fine from the United States’ Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The network has been accused of using the attention ...

ESPN's promos for the 2023-24 NBA season might end up being more expensive than expected. The Federal Communications Commission announced Thursday it was proposing a maximum fine of $146,976 against ...

Come Thursday (9/20), unless delayed by a real emergency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the FCC are on track to conduct a combined nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and ...

Oct. 17 (UPI) --ESPN improperly used Emergency Alert System tones to draw attention to pending NBA broadcasts in 2023 and should be fined $146,976, the Federal Communications Commission announced ...