As chairman of Alabama’s State Emergency Communications Committee, I thought I might add a comment or two in the debate about whether to allow software-based EAS in the United States. The Emergency ...

Many broadcasters support NAB’s petition to allow software-based EAS systems, based on the filed comments. The NAB wants the FCC to allow broadcasters to choose whether to continue to use EAS hardware ...

WASHINGTON—The NAB is requesting the Federal Communications Commission make changes to Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules that would allow but not require EAS participants to use software-based EAS ...

The cable industry has told the Federal Communications Commission it supports the National Association of Broadcasters’ proposal to allow broadcasters to use software-based Emergency Alert Systems.

The NAB continues to push a software-based solution for Emergency Alert System equipment, allowing broadcasters to replace physical encoder/decoder hardware with digital options. The suggestions build ...

Sage Alerting Systems (SAS), in cooperation with Orban Labs and DNAV, will demonstrate virtualized Emergency Alert System (EAS) alerting at the Orban Labs booth across the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas.