So local infrastructure like TV receivers, local regional facilities grab that alert signal from the PBS broadcast, no Internet required, and they get the information out to us. 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. (02:24–02:32)
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Asserts that PBS's system is the primary alert system used when other communication methods fail.
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