August 29th, 2011
WorldCast Systems Showcase the ALERT FM
Bordeaux-Mérignac, 15th August 2011, - WorldCast Systems are proud to announce the addition of ALERT FM, a comprehensive emergency warning system, to their extensive portfolio of broadcast products. Making its European debut at WorldCast Systems’ stand at IBC 2011, the ALERT FM is the perfect complement to the group’s established range of Audemat RDS encoders. ALERT FM is already deployed extensively throughout the United States, enabling emergency managers to reach large numbers of the population with mass notifications sent via FM radio stations, SMS (text) and email.
Group VP of Sales for WorldCast Systems, Christophe Poulain, explained, “Recent events such as the earthquakes in Japan and Spain have highlighted the need for prompt and wide-reaching emergency notifications in many countries worldwide. To efficiently implement such a scheme requires the involvement of government, broadcasters and system integrators throughout the world and we see ALERT FM as the perfect approach to bring these groups together and implement a fully integrated, comprehensive and reliable solution capable of reaching millions of citizens within a matter of seconds.”
ALERT FM provides government officials at national and local levels, the ability to create and send digital alerts and messages such as weather warnings, evacuation instructions or security notices to recipients based on geographic or organizational groupings. Messages are delivered to the data subcarrier of existing FM transmitters and then on to multiple fixed and mobile receiving devices equipped with a standard FM chip. The overlapping signals of FM stations ensure rapid message transmission even when other communications systems are disrupted
FM broadcasters participating in this network become a critical link in local emergency communication and gain the ability to generate revenue from their RDS capabilities.
The Alert FM solution will be demonstrated on WorldCast Systems’ stand 8.B50 at IBC, Amsterdam from the 9th to the 13th September 2011.
