Q) What are the specifics of weekly EAS testing.
A) EAS testing must be performed on a weekly basis. Each station must receive a minimum of
one Required Weekly Test (RWT) from each of the two monitoring sources at stipulated in the
State EAS plan, i.e. Receive two and transmit one test every 
week. Stations are required to enter this into the station log.

The Required Weekly Test (RWT) consists of the EAS header codes and End of Message codes. A brief 
announcement may be used to introduce the test. This test will take approximately 10 seconds to 
conduct. Each station may transmit the weekly test at any time during the week. There is no requirement 
to re-transmit a weekly test upon receipt. Therefore, stations may schedule broadcasts of Weekly Tests 
at their convenience.

WPLA 107.3  transmits a weekly test at approximately 2:10am every Sunday morning. This is 
primarily for the convenience of the stations that monitor WPLA 107.3 as an EAS source. In addition, 
may transmit other RWTs or ACTUAL EAS MESSAGES in place of the weekly test, per FCC rules, initiated
at the station or re-transmitted from the State of Florida Department of Emergency Management,
Florida Department of Law Enforcement, National Weather Service, or County Emergency Management Agencies.
 
There in no need to send a weekly test during the week that a Monthly Test is 
performed. The Required Monthly Test (RMT) consists of (1) the EAS header codes, (2) at least eight seconds of 
the two-tone attention signal, (3) an audio test script, (4) the End of Message codes. The monthly test 
will take approximately 60 seconds. Monthly Tests are originated by the State of Florida Department of 
Emergency Management and re-transmitted on WPLA 107.3 . If there are technical problems, which 
prevent WPLA 107.3  from receiving the RMT, the monthly test will be originated locally. Monthly 
Tests will be conducted between 8:30 AM and local sunset on odd numbered months and between local 
sunset and 8:30 AM on even number months. Unlike the Weekly Test, the Monthly Test must be 
retransmitted within 60 minutes of receipt. There are no exceptions to the rule unless there is an 
equipment failure. Again there in no need to send a weekly test during the week that a Monthly Test is 
performed.

Q: When a station goes off the air at night, what do they do about the Monthly Test received at night?
A: The EAS equipment will receive and record the Monthly Test performed at night. The station can then transmit 
the monthly test within 60 minutes after morning sign on. Since the monthly tests are scheduled, the station will 
know in advance when they have to perform this action.

Q: If my station is monitoring multiple sources, what do we do when we receive multiple Monthly Tests? For 
example if my station is monitoring three broadcast stations, we may receive three Monthly Tests at three 
different times.
A: The Monthly test should be sent within 60 minutes of the original receipt. In addition, if the original receipt is 
still in the memory of the EAS Decoder, then the Decoder will recognize the second and third receipts as duplicates 
and not record them. The EAS Decoder will recognize duplicate messages by reading the header codes. Also you 
should be able to select the Monthly Test that contains the location code for your county or city of license. 

Q: The Commission Rules require that each participant monitor at least two sources with the EAS Decoder. 
Does monitoring a NOAA weather station count as one of the two required sources? 
A: Monitoring a NOAA weather station counts as one of the two required sources only if it is specified that way in 
the FCC approved State EAS Plan. The State EAS Plan will list at least two required monitoring sources for each 
operational area. Each station should be sure to monitor, at minimum, the sources listed in the State's EAS Plan for 
their respective EAS local area.

Q: What if my station can not receive the sources listed in the State EAS Plan?
A: If a station can not receive the sources listed in the State EAS Plan, alternate arrangements or a waiver may be 
obtained by written request to the FCC's EAS Office. In an emergency, a waiver may be issued over the telephone 
with a follow up letter to confirm the temporary or permanent reassignment.

Q: What are the two required monitoring sources as listed in the State EAS plan? 
A: Each station should monitor the LP1 and LP2 station in their local EAS Local area. For operational area #5 the 
LP1 station is WPLA 107.3  FM and the LP2 station is WMXQ 102.9 FM. 

Q: What are the two required monitoring sources for the LP1 stations? 
A: All LP1 stations will be connected to the state primary source through the state satellite network. The satellite 
network should be connected directly to the EAS Decoder and is the source of a national alert. This will be one of 
the required monitoring sources for LP1 stations. The LP1 stations also monitor the LP2 station in the local EAS 
Local Area.