EAS participants are subject to the annual requirement to file Emergency Alert System Test Reporting System (ETRS) Form One. The SBE previously reported that while there isn’t a nationwide EAS test this year, EAS participants are still required to file their forms. This year’s original deadline of Oct. 4 has been extended to Oct. 18 because of Hurricane Helene and the resulting extensive damage throughout the southeast.
ETRS is an online filing system by which EAS participants submit their Form One information, which includes identifying and background information such as EAS designation, EAS monitoring assignments, facility location, equipment type, contact information, and other relevant data. All EAS participants – including Low Power FM stations (LPFM), Class D non-commercial educational FM stations, and EAS Participants that are silent pursuant to a grant of Special Temporary Authority – are required to register and file in ETRS.
Filers can access ETRS by visiting the ETRS page of the Commission’s website at www.fcc.gov/general/eas-test-reporting-system.
