Sec.  11.44   EAS message priorities.

   Link to an amendment published at  70 FR 71034 , Nov. 25, 2005.

   (a) A national activation of the EAS for a Presidential message with the
   Event code EAN as specified in  Sec. 11.31 must take priority over any other
   message and preempt it if it is in progress.

   (b) EAS participants should transmit other EAS messages in the following
   order: first, Local Area Messages; second, State Messages; and third,
   National Information Center (NIC) Messages.

   (c) Key EAS sources (NP, LP, SP and SR) and Participating National (PN)
   sources that remain on the air during a National emergency must carry
   Presidential Messages “live” at the time of transmission or immediately upon
   receipt. Activation of the National level EAS must preempt State and Local
   Area EAS operation.

   (d) During a national emergency, the radio and television broadcast network
   program distribution facilities must be reserved exclusively for
   distribution of Presidential Messages. NIC messages received from national
   networks which are not broadcast at the time of original transmission must
   be recorded locally by LP sources for transmission at the earliest
   opportunity consistent with the message priorities in paragraph (b) of this
   section.