State EAS Chair:
Mark Manuelian
WGBH
617 300-2026
EAS Rules
FEMA’s IPAWS (Integrated Public Alert and Warning System) page
National EAS Test
The next national test of the EAS system has not yet been scheduled.
The EAS Handbook and FCC Public Notice can be downloaded below. Questions about the EAS test can be directed to the FCC’s Christina Clearwater at christina.clearwater@fcc.gov.
Massachusetts Operational Areas
| MEMA
Op Area |
Geo Area | Primary Assignment | Secondary Assignment | Optional
Assignment |
Local Primary Monitors |
| OA-1 | Berkshire | WBEC-FM | WHYN-FM | NOAA (Albany) | WHYN-FM, Albany Station, NOAA(Albany) |
| OA-2
|
Connecticut Valley | WHYN-FM | WSRS-FM | NOAA | WSRS-FM, WBZ-AM, NOAA |
| OA-3 | Central Massachusetts | WSRS-FM | WBZ-AM or WBZ-FM | NOAA | WBZ-AM & WBZ-FM, NOAA |
| OA-4 | Merrimac Valley | WEEI-FM | WBZ-AM or WBZ-FM | NOAA | WBZ-AM & WBZ-FM, NOAA |
| OA-5
|
Metro Boston | WBZ-AM | WBZ-FM | NOAA | WBZ(AM or FM), NOAA |
| OA-6 | Southeast Massachusetts | WPLM-FM | WBZ-AM or WBZ-FM | NOAA | WBZ-AM AND WBZ-FM, NOAA |
| OA-7
|
Cape and Islands | WQRC-FM | WPLM-FM | NOAA | WPLM-FM, WBZ-AM or WBZ-FM, NOAA |
Configuring your EAS device to handle NPT codes
Tutorials to program your EAS device to handle the National Periodic Test (NPT) code:
2020 WBZ-FM EAS Required Monthly Test Schedule:
| 2021 WBZ FM EAS RMT Schedule | ||
| Month | Day | Time |
| January | 1/5/2021 | 10A - 12NN or 1P - 3P |
| February | 2/2/2021 | 12MN - 4A |
| March | 3/2/2021 | 10A - 12NN or 1P - 3P |
| April | 4/6/2021 | 12MN - 4A |
| May | 5/4/2021 | 10A - 12NN or 1P - 3P |
| June | 6/8/2021 | 12MN - 4A |
| July | 7/6/2021 | 10A - 12NN or 1P - 3P |
| August | 8/3/2021 | 12MN - 4A |
| September | 9/7/2021 | 10A - 12NN or 1P - 3P |
| October | 10/5/2021 | 12MN - 4A |
| November | 11/2/2021 | 10A - 12NN or 1P - 3P |
| December | 12/7/2021 | 12MN - 4A |
| January | 1/4/2022 | 10A - 12NN or 1P - 3P |
RMT is generated by WBZ-FM 98.5mHz
