Sec.  11.44   EAS message priorities.

   

   (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.