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Important changes are coming to the Emergency Alert System, changes that will affect your station. For one thing, the FCC is exasperated by cyberattacks on EAS equipment that “continue to occur with disturbing frequency.” So it is getting ready to issue several new requirements this week. At its meeting this Thursday, the commission is expected to mandate that radio stations, TV stations and other Emergency Alert System participants install network firewalls on EAS equipment as well as other potential weak links like STLs that carry EAS content. If this order is approved (as I fully expect), stations also will be required to change default passwords on their EAS systems, and to test and install security patches and upgrades from equipment manufacturers promptly. Maybe you already follow all of these practices. But it’s clear that many stations do not. In its draft, the FCC writes that for years it has been urging EAS participants to implement basic cybersecurity hygiene but that some have still not done so. “Despite our repeated efforts urging EAS participants to take basic steps to secure their networks … successful attacks have continued into 2026.” It notes that bad actors have gained control of radio station systems “by exploiting improperly secured, remotely accessible equipment in the broadcast signal processing system to transmit unauthorized audio that included EAS alert tones, an offensive song that included racial slurs and promotional content.” The expected order will require that “default passwords for EAS equipment, studio transmitter link equipment and any remotely managed equipment that routes, processes or inserts content into the EAS participant’s programming stream be changed prior to any use to broadcast to the public.” Passwords would have to have a minimum of 15 characters, not use dictionary words and not be reused elsewhere (though the plan would also allow stations to use certain alternative authentication measures as highlighted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology). The order will require stations to implement firmware and software patching promptly, to reduce the risk that someone can exploit vulnerabilities to infiltrate broadcast and cable systems to insert false EAS tones or alerts. And it will require stations and other EAS participants “to use a network firewall or comparable network segmentation practices to limit remote management access to authorized devices and authorized users, which will secure EAS and other vulnerable equipment on a private network inaccessible to the public internet.” It said that… [TheTopNews] Read More.23 mins ago - ‘A Very, Very Good Day!’ JD Vance Crows About ‘Major Milestone’ in Iran ...
Vice President JD Vance said Monday the U.S. has made significant progress in its talks with Iran — stating that Iran has agreed to allow UN weapons inspectors into the country. In a news conference Monday from the summit in Switzerland, the vice president said Iran will allow inspectors from the UN-affiliated International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit — in what he billed as a “major milestone.” “This is probably what we’re most excited about as Americans,” Vance said. “The Iranians have agreed to invite IAEA inspectors back into their country. That is a major milestone for the American people, and the first step in permanently denuclearizing or permanently ending a nuclear weapons program in Iran. And that’s exactly what we wanted to do. That’s exactly what we asked to happen.” Vance billed Sunday — which was the first day of the talks in Switzerland — as “a very, very good day” for the United States. He said the two sides also “built a mechanism” to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, and hashed out some of the specifics on how they might handle breaches in the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Still, Vance made clear there is work to be done. “The way that I think about it is very simple,” Vance said. “We laid a very good foundation for a successful final deal. The final deal is the house. We set the foundation. We haven’t built the house. But we’ve laid a successful foundation to get to a good place for the American people. I think it’s important for all of us to appreciate how much was done, but honestly there is still a lot to do as we continue to make progress on the nuclear talks, on the economic talks, as we continued to de-mine the straits and ensure that that flow of traffic continues to pick back up. A lot of progress, but still some work to do and we’re very committed to doing exactly that.” Watch above, via Fox News.The post ‘A Very, Very Good Day!’ JD Vance Crows About ‘Major Milestone’ in Iran Talks first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - BREAKING: Former Federal Reserve Chief Alan Greenspan Dead at 100
(John Duricka/AP photo) Alan Greenspan, the celebrated economist and former Federal Reserve chairman who served under four presidents, has died, The Washington Post reported on Monday. He was 100 years old. “He was a giant of a man who helped shape the U.S. economy for decades under presidents of both parties, but was always honest in acknowledging his mistakes,” his wife, NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell, said in a statement to WaPo. “To me he was my husband, who shaped my life from our very first date in 1984.” Mitchell said Greenspan died of complications from Parkinson’s disease. Greenspan was appointed as Fed chairman by then-President Ronald Reagan in 1987. He remained in the post until 2006 for the second-longest tenure in Federal Reserve history. Just two years after he left the Fed, the U.S. was hit by the Great Recession of 2008. This is a developing story and has been updated.The post BREAKING: Former Federal Reserve Chief Alan Greenspan Dead at 100 first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Officially Calls It Quits
(Thomas Krych/AP photo) Keir Starmer, who has had a tumultuous run as leader of the U.K.’s Labour Party, announced on Monday that he will step down after less than two years at 10 Downing Street. “The question my party is asking now is whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election,” an emotional Starmer said in a statement outside the prime minister’s residence. “I have heard the answer of my parliamentary party to that question, and I accept that answer with good grace.” He added: “Every decision I have taken has been about putting the country I love first. That is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party.” The prime minister said he spoke with King Charles III about his decision, and would give full support to his successor, whoever that may be. Not long after Starmer’s announcement, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham wrote in an X post that he would “put himself forward” to take Starmer’s place. “The country expects stability, seriousness and a continued focus on the issues that matter most and that is what it will get,” Burnham said. Starmer, who took office in July 2024, has spent months deflecting calls to resign as his political support waned and those in his own party questioned his leadership. President Donald Trump danced on Starmer’s political grave in a Truth Social post on Sunday and spoke about the departing leader in the past tense, despite a BBC report that Starmer would remain at 10 Downing Street. “Keir Starmer will resign as Prime Minister of The United Kingdom,” Trump wrote. “He failed badly on two very important subjects- IMMIGRATION AND ENERGY (OPEN NORTH SEA OIL!). I wish him well!”The post UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Officially Calls It Quits first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Joy Reid Ditches Voting for Democrats — Unless the Party Completely Abandons I... Former cable news star Joy Reid said she is done supporting the Democratic Party until it commits to completely abandoning Israel as an American ally. Reid shared her disgust with Democrats and Israel during a podcast interview with Vanity Fair writer Ta-Nehisi Coates on June 18. “To me, I, going forward, cannot vote for a Democrat who does not pledge to end this relationship [with Israel]. This relationship needs to end,” Reid said. “This is a nuclear armed expansionist power. They don’t need our money, and they definitely won’t get my vote.” That came a moment after she complained the Democratic Party has been “married” to Israel just like the Republican Party — “no matter what they do, no matter how many people they kill,” Reid vented. She had Coates on her Youtube show to discuss his recent article on whether Kamala Harris’s “silence on Gaza” cost her the 2024 election to President Donald Trump. Coates said he was not sure Harris would have won the race, even if she had been as anti-Israel as he would have liked. But he said she would have at least lost the election “with honor.” Reid’s comment about ditching the Dems stands out, considering her past support for the party. She told The Hollywood Reporter in 2016 she was a “lifelong Democrat,” and later said in a 2024 TikTok video that she would vote for then-President Joe Biden (D) even if he was “in a coma.” She also compared Trump to Adolf Hitler in that same clip. Reid indicated she was growing tired of the Dems last year, though. She said she was “barely hanging on” as a supporter – and she now appears to have let go entirely. Polling shows she is not the only Democrat who has turned on Israel. A Pew survey earlier this year found 80% of Dems have an unfavorable view of Israel — up from 53% in 2022. Reid lamented it would probably take someone like New York City mayor/democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani coming in and completely overturning the party establishment for it to cut ties with Israel. Watch above.The post Joy Reid Ditches Voting for Democrats — Unless the Party Completely Abandons Israel first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago
- BFOA Adds Gelman, Clarke to Board of Directors
The Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA) has elected two veteran media executives, Michael Gelman and Tim Clarke, to its board of directors. Gelman serves as Executive Producer of Live with Kelly andamp; Mark and is widely recognized as one of television's most influential producers. His career spans [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago
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