Maria Cantwell: “Every PBS transmitter becomes a backup lifetime line for…”

“This system and these critical alerts are the primary thing that we use in the nation when everything else goes dark. That means that Every PBS transmitter becomes a backup lifetime line for emergency alerts. ensuring that warnings about tornadoes, fires, floods and evacuations reach your cell phone in seconds. Just think about that.” (02:33–02:40)

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