Taking Initiative
APTS is pleased to offer members in good standing the opportunity to join the Homeland Security Coalition. This service provides a variety of specific benefits available only to coalition members. The coalition also supports targeted advocacy to ensure public television stations can participate fully in exclusive funding streams for Homeland Security. A large element of this advocacy involves demonstrating for policy makers and funders how public television stations' digital infrastructure provides the pipeline for emergency communications before, during and after a crisis, as well as a cost-effective means of training first responders.
Join Today!
Read the background document Homeland Security: A Role for Public Television for more information about how PTV can serve a critical homeland security function (APTS Member password required).
If you are not yet a member of the Homeland Security Coalition and would like to access valuable information and insight, please contact Mark Erstling for more information at 202.654.4201.
National Rollout of DEAS In collaboration with SpectraRep and PBS, APTS will be reaching out to station managers and engineers in the near future to discuss the national rollout of the new Digital Emergency Alert System (DEAS).
Information packets were distributed to station managers and chief engineers in early November 2006. Digital copies are available online.
