RE: Amber Alert & WBZ

["Tracy, Chris" <ctracy@whyn.com>]

I'll refrain from voicing opinions on METRO and move directly to EAS:

>EAS is primarily for all the music stations that AREN'T paying any 
>attention to news...the alert is like a "heads up" that they need to 
>broadcast info about something ...and while they're at it, they ought to go

>dig up some info on the subject so they can make an intelligent 
>broadcast.   For example, if a Winter Storm Warning is in effect and an EAS

>alert comes out from NOAA about it for X, Y and Z counties...that really 
>doesn't tell the listener much.   So a station ought to go look up the 
>weather forecast for their area so they can give an intelligent weather 
>update to the listeners that includes snow totals, wind speeds, 
>temperatures, etc etc.

EAS is for EVERY format.  NOT just "Music Stations".  It's used as a vehicle
to RELAY information throughout the state.  There are tiers of stations
throughout each state.  In Mass., WBZ-AM is the PEP (Primary Entry Point.