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Title: Emergency Alert System
Post by: wstarcraze on September 06, 2008, 05:11:04 PM
Does anyone on this forum have a cable company that only shows visual EAS Info but Does not play Audible EAS Info??
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: TWCToday on September 06, 2008, 05:50:23 PM
Is that even legal?
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: Gil on September 06, 2008, 08:17:13 PM
Mine does neither. :clap:
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: wstarcraze on September 07, 2008, 06:47:56 PM
Mine Shows The Visual Info. However there is no audible info. No EAS Header noise. No Attention Signal. No Audio Message. And No SAME EOM.
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: NicoleWasHere on September 08, 2008, 12:20:53 AM
Mine's the exact opposite; we get the EAS noises, and the audio feed for the severe weather, but nothing visual.   :noexpression:
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: texasstooge on September 08, 2008, 10:08:33 PM
The EAS here on Time Warner Cable is working properly. Got visual and audio messages.
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: wxmancanada on September 08, 2008, 10:10:58 PM
I get the WTBS EAS a few times, they've got the visual, and audio.
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: Evan2015 on September 09, 2008, 06:41:38 AM
Mine has the Header then says "The Emergency Alert System has been activated, please tune to Channel 10 for more information on this emergency alert." The visual message has EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM on the top and what ever type of alert it is (Usually Weather Watches in Yellow and Warnings in Red) In english and spanish. then the SAME EOM
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: texasstooge on September 09, 2008, 03:02:24 PM
I remember back in the late 1990s, KUVN Univision 23 only scrolls the EAS info, and that's it.
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: NicoleWasHere on September 09, 2008, 04:56:41 PM
We don't even get told what channel to change it to, if there's a warning.  <_<  I swear, our EAS is a malfunctioning piece of crap, because not only does THAT rarely work, but neither do our sirens.   :wacko:  I either have to have it on TWC, a local station, or have my weather radio on to know about any kind of warning.  Not saying that that's a bad thing, but I rarely have all three on, these days.  If there's something big and unexpected moving in the area, I kind of like to know about it.
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: wstarcraze on September 10, 2008, 05:30:20 PM
The Audio On Mine dosen't work. Even if the source signal is different
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: WeatherSTARIII on September 13, 2008, 02:06:03 AM
We get the audible info in our area. Back in the late '90s and early '00s, it used to freak me out.  :wow:
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: wstarcraze on September 13, 2008, 02:32:58 PM
I even called the cable provider and they said that it was in issue with the broadcast source. But every station Source that tested the system on the CATV had no audio
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: ilovemikebettes on September 13, 2008, 03:47:35 PM
I have visual info along with the aleart tone with my new cable service,but none of the audio service like Comcast had.
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: wstarcraze on September 13, 2008, 04:21:34 PM
Was the Comcast audio Good, Bad, Annoying, Or None of the 3.
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: Squizz on September 14, 2008, 12:21:47 AM
Mine says something like this,

"-Severe Thunderstorm Warning-
Switch to channel 999 for more information"
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: Zach on September 14, 2008, 12:23:32 AM
Mine says something like this,

"-Severe Thunderstorm Warning-
Switch to channel 999 for more information"
Even on basic cable? :unsure:

Good thing I have DirecTV. :happy:
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: Squizz on September 14, 2008, 12:25:53 AM
Mine says something like this,

"-Severe Thunderstorm Warning-
Switch to channel 999 for more information"
Even on basic cable? :unsure:

Good thing I have DirecTV. :happy:

I have Qwest, on basic cable they don't do the black screen in my area. It has a ticker at the bottom of the screen of what you were watching and the EAS Tone and Same header come on.
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: NicoleWasHere on September 14, 2008, 03:26:40 PM
Might be unrelated, but I thought I'd follow up on my previous post, in this topic, and say that my tornado sirens work again, now.   :clap:  Still not a well working TV-EAS, though.  Typical.
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: wstarcraze on September 14, 2008, 07:16:04 PM
Still getting visual info but no audible info.  Our TV EAS really stinks <_<
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: Localonthe8s on September 14, 2008, 07:25:48 PM
Not trying to be rude here, but what's with everyone's fascination of the EAS? :huh:
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: wxmancanada on September 14, 2008, 07:36:11 PM
Not trying to be rude here, but what's with everyone's fascination of the EAS? :huh:
Yeah  <_<
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: wstarcraze on September 14, 2008, 07:39:26 PM
I just wanted to know if anyone has an EAS that has no audio. <_<
And is it againist the FCC ruled to  have no audio on the EAS TV Broadcast
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: Localonthe8s on September 14, 2008, 07:50:10 PM
I just wanted to know if anyone has an EAS that has no audio. <_<
And is it againist the FCC ruled to  have no audio on the EAS TV Broadcast
No it's not just you. There have been numerous other topics about EAS in other twc forums. I don't know why the excitement lol.
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: wstarcraze on September 14, 2008, 07:55:18 PM
Oops. :pinch: Didn't know about that
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: Localonthe8s on September 14, 2008, 07:56:39 PM
LOL don't worry. :) Maybe if someone can tell me what's so good about EAS then i'll understand. Is the beeping noise cool? Is the scrolling message weird?
Title: Re: Emergency Alert System
Post by: wstarcraze on September 14, 2008, 07:59:29 PM
OK :)