File:Emergency Alert System Attention Signal 20s.ogg

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Emergency_Alert_System_Attention_Signal_20s.ogg ‎(Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 20 s, 28 kbps, file size: 68 KB)

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This file is an emergency alert system used by the United States. It is also the standard for communication protocol. The tone is heard around the world in Europe.

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Description
English: 853Hz + 960Hz simultaneously (20 seconds): civil defense and weather warning sound for radio and TV stations: originally used by U.S. Emergency Broadcast System; now used by the successor Emergency Alert System as the Attention Signal (47 CFR 11.31)
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Source en:File:Emergency alert system tone.ogg
Author en:User:Denelson83
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Licensing[edit]

This work is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship.
{{{template}}} This file consists of actual or simulated versions of: Emergency Alert System codes, the Emergency Alert System Attention Signal, and/or the Wireless Emergency Alerts Attention Signal. Use of these tones are restricted by the Federal Communications Commission. For more information, see https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-19-758A1.pdf.

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  • 2005-04-09 04:11 Denelson83 0×0× (69451 bytes) Better version of two-tone attention signal formerly used for the [[Emergency Broadcast System]], now used for the [[Emergency Alert System]]. {{GFDL-self}}

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