SiriusXM has resumed sending weekly Emergency Alert System tests on its promotional “barker channel” — which many states use as a redundant monitoring source for national alerts — after pausing them earlier this year.
Now a company spokesperson tells Radio World that “SiriusXM-initiated EAS Weekly Testing successfully resumed on July 27.”
This comes as FEMA and the FCC are planning a nationwide EAS test for Nov. 17.
According to alerting observers, many states use the barker channel in their EAS plans as a redundant monitoring source for radio stations to receive national-level tests and alerts. The channel is often used to help fill out gaps in the Primary Entry Point network.
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