Texas Association of Broadcasters
11/22/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/22/2024 14:21
TAB Posts 2025 Texas EAS Required Monthly Test Schedule
posted on 11.22.2024
- Final 2024 Texas EAS RMT Set for Dec. 3
The Primary Entry Point (PEP) stations that originate the Texas Emergency Alert System (EAS) Required Monthly Test (RMT) have released the 2025 Texas EAS RMT schedule.
Stations can review and download the 2025 EAS RMT schedule on the TAB website.
TAB posts this information on our website so stations will know in advance when the tests will take place.
WBAP-AM Dallas-Fort Worth and KTRH-AM Houston set the schedule annually with input from the Texas State Networks (TSN).
In accordance with the Texas State EAS Plan, the PEP stations initiate the RMT on the Tuesday of the first full week of each month (Texas State EAS Plan, page 20).
If the RMT falls on a holiday, the RMT is scheduled for the next day per the Texas State EAS Plan.
In accordance with 47 CFR 11.61, the FCC's Tests of EAS Procedures regulations, the RMT occurs during the daytime or nighttime depending on whether it is an even or odd month.
The RMT occurs during a two-hour window for each month as set forth in the schedule.
Apart from the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston EAS regions, other Texas EAS regions receive the RMT via either a daisy chain relay of broadcast stations or by the Texas State Networks' satellite dissemination.
The final Texas EAS RMT of 2024 will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 3, between 4:45 am and 6:45 am.
What to do If Your Station Does Not Receive an RMT
If a station does not receive the RMT, the FCC requires station staff to make "a good faith effort" to determine why it was not received.
This is as simple as making an inquiry with either of the local primary stations for that EAS region and noting the inquiry details in the station's EAS log.
The EAS RMTs are conducted by broadcasters, not TAB.
TAB does not receive EAS tests and cannot advise whether a local RMT was received by an LP-1 or LP-2 station and forwarded to stations in a particular Texas EAS region.
It is best, instead, for stations to contact their local primary stations directly for this information.
Questions? Contact TAB's Michael Schneider or call (512) 322-9944.