News News media Information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov fttp.fcc.gov Federal Communications Commission 1919 - M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 _________________________________________________________________ This is an unofficial announcement of Commission. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC, 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974). _________________________________________________________________ October 22, 1998 EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) ACTIVATION REPORTS VOLUNTARILY SUBMITTED BY BROADCASTERS TO THE FCC IN 1998 As of October 20, 1998, the Commission had received the following 522 EAS activation reports from 74 broadcast stations. An EAS activation consists of the transmission of the EAS signal and an emergency message. EAS replaced the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) in 1994. The total number of EAS and EBS activations reported to the FCC since 1976 is 22,329. The Commission greatly appreciates the broadcast media industry's voluntary use of the EAS for state and local emergencies. Activations can be reported to the FCC by letter, FCC Form 201, fax (202) 418-2817, or e-mail (EAS@fcc.gov). Station Times Location Call Sign(s) EAS Used Reason Mobile, AL WKSJ(AM/FM) 4 Flash Flood Mobile, AL WDWG,WRKH,WNTM 6 Flash Flood Mobile, AL WNSP,WMXC 4 Flash Flood Fort Bragg, CA KOZT-FM 1 Evacuation Immediate Los Angeles, CA KFWB 3 Tornado/Flash Flood San Clemente, CA KWVE(FM) 2 Tornado San Francisco, CA KRON-TV 28 Flash Flood/Evacuate San Francisco, CA KCBS 25 Flash Flood/Evacuate San Francisco, CA KQED-FM 3 Flash Flood/Evacuate West Palm Beach, FL WPEC(TV) 2 Tornado/Thunderstorm Kingsland, GA WKBX(FM) 6 Tornado/Flood Agana, GU KSTO 1 Typhoon Fort Wayne, IN WBCL 1 Tornado South Bend, IN WNDU-TV 2 Tornado Cedar Rapids, IA WMT(AM/FM) 2 Tornado Spencer, IA KICD(AM/FM) 22 Tornado/Thunderstorm Spencer, IA KIGL-FM 11 Tornado/Thunderstorm Somerset, KY WSEK 1 Flash Flood Shreveport. LA KWKH 1 Tornado - over - Salisbury, MD WSCL(FM) 1 Tornado Ocean City, MD WSDL(FM) 1 Tornado Grt. Barrington, MA WSBS 1 Tornado Austin, MN KAAL(TV) 1 Evacuation Rochester, MN KTTC(TV) 1 Evacuation Rochester, MN KLSE-FM 1 Ice Storm Ackerman, MS WMAB-FM 2 Tornado/Flash Flood Booneville, MS WMAE-FM 2 Tornado/Flash Flood Bude, MS WMAU-FM 3 Tornado/Flash Flood Greenwood, MS WMAO-FM 2 Tornado/Flash Flood Jackson, MS WMPN-FM 3 Tornado/Flash Flood McHenry, MS WMAH-FM 3 Tornado/Flash Flood Meridan, MS WMAW-FM 3 Tornado/Flash Flood Oxford, MS WMAV-FM 2 Tornado/Flash Flood Lincroft, NJ WBJB-FM 15 Tornado/Thunderstorm Winds/Coastal Floods Plattsburgh, NY WKOL 7 Flood Raleigh, NC WRAL(FM) 19 Tornado/Flash Flood Canton, OH WHBC(AM/FM) 74 Tornado/Flash Flood Dayton, OH WHIO, WHKO-FM 4 Tornado/Flash Flood Lima, OH WLIO(TV) 108 Flood/Winter Storm Tornado/Thunderstorm Piqua, OH WCLR-FM 1 Tornado/Flash Flood Xenia, OH WZLR-FM 1 Tornado/Flash Flood Bend, OR KNLR(FM) 3 Severe Weather Portland, OR KOPB-FM 2 Tornado Warning Portland, OR KUFO(FM) 2 Tornado Warning Portland, OR KXL 1 Tornado Warning Salem, OR KWPB(TV) 2 Tornado Warning Johnstown, PA WJAC, WKYE-FM 32 Tornado/Flash Flood Harrisburg, PA WRVV 3 Tornado Somerset, PA WVSC, WSGY-FM 8 Tornado Sunbury, PA WQKV-FM 4 Tornado York, PA WSBA, WARM-FM 10 Flood/Tornado False Siren Alert Rapid City, SD KOTA(AM/TV) 37 Tornado/Thunderstorm Salt Lake City, UT KSL 1 Severe Weather Brattleboro, VT WTSA(AM/FM) 2 Flood Burlington, VT WOKO, WJOY 14 Flood Charlottesville, VA WVTU, WVTW 10 Tornado/Flash Flood Marion, VA WVTR(FM) 5 Tornado/Flash Flood Roanoke, VA WVTF(FM) 5 Tornado/Flash Flood Charleston, WV WCAW 1 Evacuation -- FCC --