Message format

Overview

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national warning system in the United States designed to allow authorised officials to broadcast emergency alerts and warning messages to the public via TV and radio.

OpenTV Platform is integrated with EAS.

Example payload of an EAS alert received by a client:

JSON

{
  "data": {
    "name": "tune",
    "easStartTime": 1756385352,
    "easDuration": 60,
    "easEndTime": 1756385402,
    "easType": "RMT",
    "easEventType": "STATIC",
    "easChannel": "GLOBAL_61854",
    "easFips": "913121",
    "easDescription": "A broadcast or cable system has issued A REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST for the following counties or areas: El Dorado, CA; at 9:39 AM on MAR 31,2021 Effective until 9:54 AM. Message from OneNet",
    "referenceType": "EAS_UPDATE"
  },
  "content_available": true,
  "priority": "high"
}

The client should:

Present the warning/alert message from the easDescription field.
If easEventType is START LIVE, it should switch to the channel specified in the easChannel field.

See Handling Emergency Alert System alerts for more details.