International Amber Alert Day
January 13
Please consider airing this PSA throughout January, informing the public of the importance of Amber Alerts and their role in keeping children safe.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WEEK
The Ontario Association of Broadcasters invites stations to remind listeners how valuable RADIO is during an emergency. Member stations are invited to run the following PSAs for Emergency Preparedness Week.
The National Alert Aggregation and Dissemination (NAAD) was mandated by the CRTC in 2015. This emergency broadcast system is located and run from Pelmorex. Details about the types of alerts and how they are distributed can be found at Alert Ready.
The provision of NAAD is a great advance to emergency alerting. However it is limited and does not provide a rich source of information. That’s where Radio comes in. As broadcasters, we are proud of our heritage of providing service during disasters. To ensure your stations provide the best quality of service, it is important that we are totally prepared should disaster strike.
- INTERNAL – How have your stations planned for an emergency?
- EXTERNAL – Do local decision makers understand how your station can help and how to reach you during emergencies?
- AT HOME – Do you and your families have a battery operated radio and a plan?
If your stations would like assistance in creating a plan for emergencies, contact memberservices@oab.ca.