“What if the FCC fines us for noncompliance?”

That thought is crossing the minds of more broadcasters since the recent nationwide EAS test.
After all, we see news reports of the major media conglomerates getting fined when they don’t
properly comply with EAS. And even at LPTV stations, an FCC field inspection could happen at
any time.
But if you’re like a lot of small and LPTV broadcasters, you haven’t taken the plunge to get
compliant yet. If cost is the reason you’ve held out, you can put worries about FCC
noncompliance fines behind you.
D2D has come together with our longtime partners at Digital Alert Systems to offer you an EAS
Package at a special promotional price. For the lowest price you’ll likely ever see for both
provider’s innovative systems (and less than the average FCC fine), you can get this
straightforward, dependable combination made for modern signal flows.
In the past, you’d have to get an MPEG encoder card that streams out video alert and
associated audio and then also get the insertion system to replace incoming channels with the
alert message and then switch back.
Now we’re going to make it incredibly easy for you to get compliant by putting both systems
together.
Digital Alert Systems DASDEC-III is a flexible, award-winning MPEG encoder card that
streams out the video alert and associated audio as a full screen replacement. From the trusted
leader in emergency messaging for more than 20 years, Digital Alert Systems, the DASDEC-III
features a small single box design, integrated receivers, advanced hardware interfaces, options
for multicasting, and robust information exchange protocols managed through a web interface.
Each EAS alert received and processed by the DASDEC-III is stored in non-volatile memory –
not just the text but the complete message, including the original audio. By retaining full
message details, you can have verification and confidence that you’re in compliance.
D2D D2Alert insertion system detects an EAS digital video signal and inserts it into the
configured multiplex, replacing the incoming channels with a full-screen EAS message for the
duration of the alert, and then switching back after the alert. It’s simple – no need for decoding
and re-encoding.
You can easily configure which channels should receive the EAS alert and which channels
should be left alone. If you prefer the look of an EAS crawl for your locally encoded primary
channel, you might do that and then use the full-screen EAS slate on your subchannels, giving
you flexibility and control.

You can get the Digital Alert Systems DASDEC-III and D2D D2Alert together for an all-time low
price. And as an optional add-on, you can future-proof your EAS with a Digital Alert Systems
Advanced Emergency Alert license for ATSC 3.0 support. Contact us for pricing information.
Want to find out more? Are you ready to get the worry-free confidence that comes with
compliance at the best price you’ll ever see? Get in touch with us.