USA: Radio Deejay blocks thousands of televisions by audio clip – Radio.NL

Thousands of subscribers to cable operator AT & amp; T last week received the fright of their lives when suddenly their television was blocked for a warning. The “Emergency Alert System”, which is used in case of emergencies, is found to be in force. Proved Fortunately, there are not a disaster but a deejay that a fragment happening on the radio.

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a system that the US government can break into radio and television stations in case of emergency. For example if the president must address the people in case of a terrorist attack or if there is a hurricane is coming.

Because the US has thousands of radio and television stations it is impossible to get to all stations connected to lay from the White House or the local government. Therefore, there are so-called EAS main stations. These radio stations are interrupted directly by the government and serve as food for other local radio and television stations.

The other local stations is a special encoder interrupt a program when there is a combination of special beeps and bleeps can be heard on the main station. Zapping on television is meaningless, because the television is completely blocked. Banners appear in the image or the entire image is filled with an important message.

At the local level, the EAS several times been used to warn people of the coming of a tornado. Nationally, the EAS until now only used for test transmissions. This test transmissions will incidentally through the regular broadcasts around

Last week, thousands of subscribers to cable operator AT & amp;. T therefore the shock of their lives when their television was blocked for a warning from the EAS. On the TV screens came to the mention: “ This drive has its programming at the request of the White House interrupted to participate in the Emergency Alert System.” Fortunately it turned out to be a mistake to go and there was no disaster or emergency.

The culprit for the entry into force of the EAC was radio deejay Bobby Bones. During his morning show at over 100 country stations in the US, a recent test of the EAS came during a major sporting event in question. Bones then decided to voice a Youtube video of such a test, complete with the special combination of beeps and bleeps.

What the deejay, however, did not realize that some radio stations that broadcast his program an EAS is main station and can be that encoders other radio and television stations are activated something so when cable provider AT & amp; happened. T

Premiere Radio Networks, responsible for the distribution of the program, has now apologized . The conscious fragment should never aired.

The incident can sometimes get a riveting tale for both Premiere Radio Networks, iHeartMedia (employer Bones) and the radio stations that broadcast his program. Media Regulator shares generally hefty fines if the EAS is erroneous and activated unnecessarily. The unnecessary broadcasting audio clips is not allowed.

In 2013, various cable networks were fined a total of $ 1.9 billion imposed. During a commercial for the movie “Olympus Has Fallen” the distinctive tones of the EAS system and sounds were heard. [Radio.NL]