PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
News Media Information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 1-888-835-5322
DA 11-1867
November 8, 2011
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU REMINDS 
MEDIA OUTLETS AND EAS PARTICIPANTS THAT BROADCAST 
OF EAS TONES AND ATTENTION SIGNAL IS PROHIBITED EXCEPT DURING 
AUTHORIZED EAS ACTIVATIONS, INCLUDING TESTS
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau reminds all media outlets not to rebroadcast the 
EAS tones and/or attention signal in news or other stories about the Nationwide EAS Test scheduled for 
November 9, 2011.  Pursuant to section 11.45 of the FCC’s rules, “[n]o person may transmit or cause to 
transmit the EAS codes or Attention Signal, or a recording or simulation thereof, in any circumstance 
other than in an actual National, State or Local Area emergency or authorized test of the EAS.”  47 C.F.R. 
§ 11.45.  Any rebroadcast of the EAS tones and attention signal not only would violate FCC Rules, but 
also would pose a public danger because rebroadcast of the tones could trigger a false alert from EAS 
equipment that picks up such a rebroadcast.
For further information regarding the Nationwide EAS Test, contact Tom Beers, Chief, Policy 
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-0952 or tom.beers@fcc.gov; or 
Gregory Cooke, Associate Chief, Policy Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 
418-2351 or gregory.cooke@fcc.gov.