Emergency Broadcast System
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Not to be confused with Emergency Warning Broadcast system, Emergency Warning System, or Emergency Alert System.
For the record label, see Emergency Broadcast System Records. For the multimedia group, see Emergency Broadcast Network.
The Emergency Broadcast System (EBS), sometimes called the Emergency Action Notification System (EANS), was an emergency warning system used in the United States. It was the most commonly used, along with the Emergency Override system. It replaced the previous CONELRAD system and was used from 1963 to 1997, at which point it was replaced by the Emergency Alert System.
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Type | Emergency warning system |
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Country | United States |
Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Launch date | 1963 (as Emergency Action Notification System) 1976 (as Emergency Broadcast System) |
Dissolved | 1997 |
Replaced | CONELRAD |
Replaced by | Emergency Alert System |
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