AI From Futuri Powering New Florida Network for Instantaneous Multilingual EAS Translations
Emergency management officials in Florida are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to better protect residents from the threat of hurricanes and other natural disasters, thanks to a project with Futuri (a company very familiar to radio broadcasters.)...
Testing ATSC 3.0 and AI-Powered Translations
The Public Media Venture Group (PMVG) is working with a consortium of Korean companies to demonstrate and deploy AI-powered translation services on PMVG’s ATSC 3.0 station in Cookeville, TN. The station is currently testing Spanish language and American Sign...
Broadcasters Advocate for Software Option for Emergency Alerting, with Demise of New Hardware Options from SAGE
Software updates on mobile phones and smart devices around the house have become commonplace, so why not the technology that runs how stations receive and transmit Emergency Alert System messages? That is what many radio engineers believe, according to an Inside Radio...
Grant Money for Emergency Alerting Again Flowing for Public Broadcasters
Nebraska Public Media is deploying the Digital Alert Systems DASDEC Emergency Alert System (EAS) messaging platform at all of its radio and TV stations as part of its implementation of an IP infrastructure to prepare for transitioning to ATSC 3.0. The public...
Emergency Alert Violations Trigger $244,952 Fine for Paramount Global
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau says they are fining Paramount Global more than $240,000 for violations of emergency alerting rules, and the company has entered into a consent decree to detail how it will work to avoid future violations. The fine and decree follow an FCC...
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