HD Radio, FEMA Demonstrate Emergency Notification Capabilities

HD Radio's Emergency Alerts Aids FEMA

XPERI has announced an agreement with the FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) to integrate HD RADIO’s EMERGENCY ALERTS feature into its Integrated PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYSTEM (IPAWS) test and demonstration center in MARYLAND. The test facility houses all of the communication technologies used for emergency alerting, and provides education for state emergency responders, politicians, and other government officials. The feature will be demonstrated at the NAB SHOW 2019 at the FEMA/IPAWS booth.

XPERI VP Radio Technology Solutions ASHRUF EL-DINARY commented, “We are excited about this agreement with FEMA. The integration of HD RADIO’s EMERGENCY ALERTS feature in the IPAWS facility will demonstrate the capabilities of digital radio technology as an advanced emergency notification solution for the public. For the first time FEMA will have the ability to test the EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM using commercial HD RADIO receivers.”

The HD RADIO EMERGENCY ALERTS feature provides visual as well as auditory notifications to consumer, which allow broadcasters to expand public service information in local communities.  HD RADIO receivers with the EMERGENCY ALERTS feature are available in select vehicles, as well as aftermarket and tabletop radios, in the U.S. and CANADA.

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