How should EAS be handled?
There is no broadcast standard from the FCC at this time, nor is there a requirement that EAS be inserted in the PSIP stream. In analog broadcasts, EAS is usually handled on a “baseband” basis whereby the station manually interrupts the video and audio stream and inserts an EAS crawl and applicable audio. The FCC requires that EAS be transmitted on all program streams and the CECB must be able to display the EAS on all program streams or sub-channels broadcast.
