Subj : Re: Emerg. Broadcast Stations To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Wed Mar 25 2020 00:15:02 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 12-Mar-2020 16:22 <=- BM> Found a spare Round TuIt and found some information: So I see... :) 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.... BM> So tracking down the information wasn't as easy as I thought it BM> would be. The Spokane site seems to be headquarters and the page BM> lists stations in Washington and Idaho. The webpage implies a page 2 BM> but I couldn't find a way to get to it. BM> Back to Googling. Did find a listing "Primary Emergency Alert System BM> Broadcast Stations" -- which went to the Spokane, WA, site! BM> ...Checked where Firefox thought I was: yup, right location! But, in thinking for you, it figured you wanted the headquarters for your area.... BM> Did finally get somewhere with "Primary Emergency Alert System BM> Broadcast Stations Iowa": got me to an FCC page BM> (https:/www.fcc.gov/files/ia-eas-plan.pdf so I suppose just substitute BM> the state). Finally find WOC-AM and WLLR-FM are the designated local BM> primary stations -- they monitor WHO-AM in Des Moines which is up one BM> level. Whew! So now you know for the next emergency (weather or otherwise).... BM> Now, if anyone is somewhat into radio callsigns (Daryl! Get back BM> on-line!) they'll note something a hare quirky: happens the three BM> stations I mentioned all begin with "W" and they're on the west side BM> of the Mississippi River where the call signs generally begin with "K". BM> WOC and WHO are older than the "K" calls. WLLR is and isn't that old BM> (they began as WOC-FM), not quite sure how they got the W. True, the west of the Mississippi stations should be starting with K... My guess would be that since WOC and WHO were able to keep their W, being ancient stations (and interesting that they didn't just add a K to those callsigns, since they are also odd being only 3 letters), WLLR, being a part of WOC actually, was allowed to use the W as well... ttyl neb .... DOS means never having to live hand-to-mouse --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .