EAS
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national public warning system that requires radio and TV broadcasters, cable TV, wireless cable systems, satellite, and wireline operators to provide the President with the capability to address the American people within 10 minutes during a national emergency.
Broadcasters are the stewards of this important public service in close partnership with state, local, tribal, and territorial authorities.
FEMA, in partnership with the Federal Communications Commission and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is responsible for implementing, maintaining, and operating the EAS at the federal level.
View EAS info from FEMA:
Chris Daniel
Arkansas SECC Chair
Have EAS questions? Contact our SECC Chair at eas@arkbroadcasters.org for more information.
State Emergency Communications Committees, or SECCs, are volunteer non-governmental organizations that develop plans for administering the Emergency Alert System in each state. Committee members typically represent EAS participants, such as broadcasters and cable companies, and may also include state and local government officials. The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau provides this list of SECCs as a resource for Emergency Alert System stakeholders.
Download the AR EAS Plan HERE!
AR EAS RMT
Arkansas PBS will initiate the RMT from Conway statewide on all ten transmitters KAFT,KEMV,KETS,KETG,KETZ,K11JW-D,K11JS-D,K101R-D,and K08HQ-D. Stations monitoring AR PBS will have a 60-minute window in which to re-transmit the RMT. Stations having difficulty receiving one of AR PBS’s ten transmitters may monitor KAIT DT in Jonesboro, KTHV DT in Little Rock or KHOG/KHBS DT in Northwest Arkansas. Television stations must re-transmit the RMT both visually and aurally.
AR PBS initiates random RWTs which stations must log but are not obligated to re-transmit. Each station may orginate an RWT locally whenever it best fits your program schedule. Weeks in which an RMT is scheduled there will be no RWT from AR PBS.
EAS RMT Schedule 2026-2027:
1/5/2026 9:50am
2/10/2026 11:55pm
3/11/2026 9:50am
4/9/2026 11:55pm
5/8/2026 9:50am
6/8/2026 11:55pm
7/7/2026 9:50am
8/5/2026 11:55pm
9/3/2026 9:50am
10/2/2026 11:55pm
11/9/2026 9:50am
12/8/2026 11:55pm
1/6/2027 9:50am
2/11/2027 11:55pm
3/12/2027 9:50am
4/5/2027 11:55pm
5/4/2027 9:50am
6/2/2027 11:55pm
7/1/2027 9:50am
8/6/2027 11:55pm
9/7/2027 9:50am
10/5/2027 11:55pm
11/3/2027 9:50am
12/2/2027 11:55pm
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