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Show U. S. Establishes New Emergency Broadcast Net An Imminent or actual attack on the United States would find the Nation better prepared than ever to get official Information and survival instructions to the people through the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) established by the Federal Communications Commission. EBS allows selected AM radio stations to pontinue broadcasting on their normal frequencies and with regular power even after an attack emergency is In an Emergency, .. If .there Is a nuclear attack on the United States, or the Imminent threat of one, tune your standard AM radio to your local stations at their normal places on the dial until you hear the one that is part of the Emergency Broadcast System. That station, which will identify itself by location but not by call letters, will be on the air with official Information, news and instructions on things you and your family can do to survive. Be sure you aro prepared fortn emergency by getting a battery-operated radio and spare batteries. declared in order to get vital warning and survival information to the public. It would carry essential news and official information from the President and officials of Federal, State, and local governments. EBS SUCCEEDED the old CONELRAD system on August 5 after the Department of Defense determined that the continued operation of the Nation's broadcasting stations no longer constituted a significant navigation aid to enemy bombers and missiles. The new EBS system permits stations to begin broadcasting emergency information almost instantly after an attack warning is received. Stations not affiliated with EBS. and all FM and television stations, would go off the air. Some of these facilities will be incorporated into future refinements and extensions of EBS. To assure that vital emergency broadcasting is not interrupted by fallout. sufficient to force evacuation of the stations, the Office of Civil Defense, Department of Defense, is providing fallout protection, emergency generators, and emergency radio program links to selected emergency broadcast stations. |