FCC Watch · Week of November 2, 2026
No FCC action on § 11.35(d), EAS enforcement or software EAS this week. Form One closed October 30. The National EAS Test is November 17; Form Two is due Nov 19.
By Mark Shannon ·
Nothing new on § 11.35(d) for a fourth week running. No fine has been issued under the rule, the Enforcement Bureau issued no EAS actions between October 26 and October 30, and there is nothing new on the Federal Register's EAS docket. ETRS Form One closed on October 30 as scheduled. There was no extension.
A quiet week is a good week to get ready for the one that is not: the National EAS Test is Tuesday, November 17.
FEMA sends the nationwide test at 2:20 pm Eastern (11:20 am Pacific) on November 17. If it is postponed, the backup date is December 3 (FCC Public Notice DA 26-989).
Worth doing before the 17th. Check that your EAS unit is monitoring the two sources your state plan assigns you. That was the heart of last week's Montana notice, and it is the only way the test reaches you. Then confirm the unit's clock is right and its firmware is at or above SBE's minimums (Sage ENDEC 96.00, DASDEC 54.00, from the October 12 entry). Write down who will be at the station at 11:20 Pacific to watch the log, so Form Two can be filed the same afternoon.
No Commission action. The record closed September 29. The October 5 entry covers who said what.
No new firmware releases or security advisories from the major EAS, codec or transmitter makers this week, and no reported compromises of broadcast equipment.
| Date | What |
|---|---|
| November 17 | National EAS Test, 2:20 pm Eastern (backup date December 3). ETRS Forms Two and Three open. |
| November 19 | ETRS Form Two, by 2:20 pm Eastern |
| January 4, 2027 | ETRS Form Three |
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