Thread: Feds Will Temporarily Cut Off All TV and Radio Broadcasts

Did You Know Feds Will Temporarily Cut Off All TV and Radio Broadcasts on Nov. 9?

Posted on October 22, 2011 at 12:07pm by Buck Sexton
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If you have ever wondered about the government’s ability to control the civilian airwaves, you will have your answer on November 9th.

On that day, federal authorities are going to shut off all television and radio communications simultaneously at 2:00PM EST to complete the first ever test of the national Emergency Alert System (EAS). http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergen ... nwide-test

This isn’t a wild conspiracy theory. The upcoming test is posted on the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau website. http://transition.fcc.gov/pshs/services/eas/

Only the President has the authority to activate EAS at the national level, and he has delegated that authority to the Director of FEMA. The test will be conducted jointly by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through FEMA, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS).

In essence, the authority to seize control of all television and civilian communication has been asserted by the executive branch and handed to a government agency.

The EAS has been around since 1994. Its precursor, the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS), started back in 1963. Television and radio broadcasters, satellite radio and satellite television providers, cable television and wireline video providers are all involved in the system.

So this begs the question: is the first ever national EAS test really a big deal?

Probably not. At least, not yet.

But there are some troubling factors all coming together right now that could conceivably trigger a real usage of the EAS system in the not too distant future. A European financial collapse could bring down U.S. markets. What is now the “Occupyâ€

Try reading the actual release from DHS -- if that is possible for you.

You will see that in many areas it may only be a scroll message at the bottom of the TV screen. We had regional tests before -- they ARE NO BIG DEAL. It may be to you if you have never seen one - see them all the time.

They are just taking what they have been doing regionally on a synchronized nationwide level. If you are listening to the radio it will be more disruption - but TV will probably just be a scroll message -- or maybe a PICTURE saying this is a test.

It is good we are doing this - it is in our national security interests to run this test to MAKE SURE IT WORKS. Nothing would be worse than having a mass terror attack on the US only to find out the nationwide alert system doesn't work. BEEN THERE, SEEN THAT too OFTEN.

TESTING IS A GOOD THING!!!!