The FCC’s Latest Alert and the Importance of Protecting the Airwaves

09/12/2025 3 min
The FCC’s Latest Alert and the Importance of Protecting the Airwaves

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In this episode, we're talking about a critical alert from the Federal Communications Commission: the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has issued a Public Notice after a recent wave of cybersecurity intrusions targeting radio broadcasters. And these weren’t harmless pranks. Attackers managed to broadcast obscene materials and even actual or simulated Emergency Alert System tones. That’s a serious disruption. Not just for stations, but for public trust in emergency communications. Read the articleFCC Alerts Broadcasters of Cybersecurity ThreatAbout the authorsF. Reid AvettStephen T. Sharbaugh