Subj : Emerg. Broadcast Stations
To   : Nancy Backus
From : Barry Martin
Date : Thu Mar 12 2020 16:22:00


Hi Nancy!

Found a spare Round TuIt and found some information:

 BM>> And like your WXXI there are a few stations to change to when something
 BM>> major is going on.  One may not be as good now: they had staff cuts
 BM>> with the last I-Heart-Media slash so more automated.  Still physically
 BM>> part of a nine studio complex, so maybe "flip a switch" and simulcast.
 NB>> What I was trying to say is that WXXI is the designated station to
 NB>> turn to for emergencies... when that EBS test message comes out, and
 NB>> says, if this was an actual emergency, you'd be told where to tune
 NB>> to... WXXI 91.5 is the one that would be designated for people
 NB>> listening to the other stations... :)
 BM> Ah! Misread and misinterpreted that one.  Not sure what is done here:
 BM> I don't recall the test announcements indicating a specific station
 BM> would be used.
 NB> I think the specific station is only designated in the case of an
 NB> actual emergency....

That's possible.  ... Checking on-line -- somehow got to Spokane
Washington's list so backed up the web pages a bit, got to Davenport but
then didn't see where the listing might be -- will finish this and check
later.

<Later>  So tracking down the information wasn't as easy as I thought it
would be.  The Spokane site seems to be headquarters and the page lists 
stations in Washington and Idaho.  The webpage implies a page 2 but I
couldn't find a way to get to it. 

Back to Googling.  Did find a listing "Primary Emergency Alert System
Broadcast Stations"  -- which went to the Spokane, WA, site!  ...Checked
where Firefox thought I was: yup, right location!

Did finally get somewhere with "Primary Emergency Alert System Broadcast
Stations Iowa": got me to an FCC page (https:/www.fcc.gov/files/ia-eas- 
plan.pdf so I suppose just substitute the state).  Finally find WOC-AM 
and WLLR-FM are the designated local primary stations -- they monitor 
WHO-AM in Des Moines which is up one level.  Whew!

Now, if anyone is somewhat into radio callsigns (Daryl! Get back 
on-line!) they'll note something a hare quirky: happens the three 
stations I mentioned all begin with "W" and they're on the west side of
the Mississippi River where the call signs generally begin with "K".  
WOC and WHO are older than the "K" calls.  WLLR is and isn't that old 
(they began as WOC-FM), not quite sure how they got the W.
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