The WEIRDEST thing ever just happened to me...
I was sitting here listening to channel 6008 (Sirius Big 80s) and, in the middle of a song, it goes dead, plays the normal chirp tones used whenever a weather warning/amber alert/etc. are issued, followed by that long annoying 80s-style emergency alert tone. Then there was a message explaining that this is a test of New York (City, I think)'s Emergency Alert System, along with the usual sermon on if it were a real emergency. That was followed by the usual "end of message" tones, and the music resumed.
Now, I know what this is/how it works, as I do work at a radio station part-time that has such a system. Those tones dictate the kind of alert, counties, etc. and are used to send out weather warnings (tornado, thunderstorm, etc.) and other alerts.
However, my question... WHY is this on satellite radio? I'm in Cleveland, Tennessee, so obviously nowhere near New York. I flipped up to the 90s channel and it had music as usual. Now, before everyone flames me that I might should post this on the Sirius forum, I wasn't sure if the alert was actually from Sirius or if DISH Network had somehow injected it.
Anyone have any ideas? Just thought it was interesting that I heard it. (It was a weekly test, but still.)
I was sitting here listening to channel 6008 (Sirius Big 80s) and, in the middle of a song, it goes dead, plays the normal chirp tones used whenever a weather warning/amber alert/etc. are issued, followed by that long annoying 80s-style emergency alert tone. Then there was a message explaining that this is a test of New York (City, I think)'s Emergency Alert System, along with the usual sermon on if it were a real emergency. That was followed by the usual "end of message" tones, and the music resumed.
Now, I know what this is/how it works, as I do work at a radio station part-time that has such a system. Those tones dictate the kind of alert, counties, etc. and are used to send out weather warnings (tornado, thunderstorm, etc.) and other alerts.
However, my question... WHY is this on satellite radio? I'm in Cleveland, Tennessee, so obviously nowhere near New York. I flipped up to the 90s channel and it had music as usual. Now, before everyone flames me that I might should post this on the Sirius forum, I wasn't sure if the alert was actually from Sirius or if DISH Network had somehow injected it.
Anyone have any ideas? Just thought it was interesting that I heard it. (It was a weekly test, but still.)
