As this year’s flurry of destructive storms rages on I am wondering which of them may blow into Alabama. It was just such a worry that led the Alabama Broadcasters Association to adopt an FM RDS emergency messaging in 2006. We recently had a close call from hurricane Gustav, so these days I am glad to have it.

As the immediate past chairman of ABA, I was instrumental in adopting ALERT FM and have stayed involved with its statewide roll-out. Though we have not faced a situation that calls for its use, as more storms approach, the first time may be this time.

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