EAS Required Monthly Test Schedule 2022

Mon, Jan 3, 2022 - 10:45am MEMA

Mon, Feb 7, 2022 - 6:45am MHP

Mon, Mar 7, 2022 - 3:45pm NOAA

Mon, Apr 4, 2022 - 6:45am WMSI

Mon, May 2, 2022 - 1:45pm MHP

Mon, Jun 6, 2022 - 6:45am WMSI

Tue, Jul 5, 2022 - 9:45am NOAA

Mon, Aug 1,2022 - 6:45am MEMA

Tue, Sep 6, 2022 - 3:45pm NOAA

Mon, Oct 3,2022 - 6:45am WMSI

Mon, Nov 7, 2022 - 2:45pm NOAA

Mon, Dec 5, 2022 - 6:45am MHP

NOTE: If a test is missed for any reason, originator should reschedule it for the following day at the same time. In the event of a test falling on a major holiday, it may be rescheduled for the following day at the same time.

MONITORING ASSIGNMENTS

STATE PRIMARY– WMSI-FM 102.9
1. WMPN-FM 91.3
2. MISS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 45.920
3. NOAA WEATHER RADIO
4. MISS. HIGHWAY PATROL (BellSouth)
5. PRIMARY ENTRY POINT (Proposed)

STATE PRIMARY-2– WMPN-FM 91.3
1. WMSI-FM 102.9
2. NOAA WEATHER RADIO

LOCAL AREA: CENTRAL
(Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Issaquena, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Warren, Yazoo)
1. WMSI-FM 102.9
2. WMPN-FM 91.3

LOCAL AREA: WEST-CENTRAL
(Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Washington, Yalobusha)
1. WYMX-FM 99.1
2. WMAO-FM 90.9

LOCAL AREA: EAST-CENTRAL
(Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton)
1. WJDQ-FM 101.3
2. WMAW-FM 88.1

LOCAL AREA: SOUTHWEST
(Adams, Amite, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike, Walthall, Wilkinson)
1. WQNZ-FM 95.1 (Stations unable to receive may monitor WAKH-FM 105.7)
2. WMAU-FM 88.9

LOCAL AREA: SOUTHEAST
(Covington, Greene, Forrest, Jeff Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Perry, Wayne)
1. WXRR-FM 104.5
2. WMAH-FM 90.3

LOCAL AREA: GULF COAST
(George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Stone)
1. WKNN-FM 99.1
2. WMAH-FM 90.3

LOCAL AREA: NORTHWEST
(Benton, Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica)
1. WBLE-FM 100.5
2. WMAV-FM 90.3

LOCAL AREA: NORTHEAST
(Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union)
1. WZLQ-FM 98.5
2. WMAE-FM 89.5

LOCAL AREA: GOLDEN TRIANGLE
(Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Monroe, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Webster, Winston)
1. WMBC-FM 103.1
2. WMAB-FM 89.9

NORTHEAST RELAY: WFCA-FM 107.9
1. WMSI-FM 102.9
2. WMBC-FM 103.1
3. WMAB-FM 89.9

EAST-CENTRAL RELAY: WQST-FM 92.5 (Proposed)
1. WMSI-FM 102.9
2. WMPN-FM 91.3

LOCAL PRIMARY MONITORING ASSIGNMENTS
CENTRAL: WMSI-FM 1. WMPN-FM 91.3
WEST-CENTRAL: WYMX-FM 1. WMSI-FM 102.9 2. WMAO-FM 90.9
EAST-CENTRAL: WJDQ-FM 1. WQST-FM 92.5 (Prop) 2. WMAW-FM 88.1
SOUTHWEST: WQNZ-FM 1. WMSI-FM 102.9 2. WMAU-FM 88.9
SOUTHEAST: WXRR-FM 1. WMSI-PM 102.9 2. WMAH-FM 90.3
GULF COAST: WKNN-FM 1. WXRR-FM 104.5 2. WMAH-FM 90.3
NORTHWEST: WBLE-FM 1. WYMX-FM 99.1 2. WMAV-FM 90.3
NORTHEAST: WZLQ-FM 1. WFCA-FM 107.9 2. WMAE-FM 89.5
GOLDEN TRIANGLE: WMBC-FM 1. WFCA-FM 107.9 2. WMAB-FM 89.9

LOCAL PRIMARY STATION AGREEMENT
Local primary stations and relay stations agree to pass through with minimal delay the following EAS codes:
-TOR (Tornado warning)
-FFW (Flash flood warning)
-CEM(Civil emergency message)
-CAE (Child abduction eme~gency)
-RMT (Required monthly test)
-EAN (Emergency action notification) (NO delay is permitted)

MONTHLY TEST SCHEDULE
The required monthly test is originated by one of four sources on a rotating basis: State Primary (WMSI-FM), NOAA Weather Radio, Miss. Emergency Management and the Miss. Highway Patrol. All tests except from NOAA are coded statewide. if a scheduled test is missed for any reason, it should be made up the following day at the same time as the scheduled test. If a scheduled test falls on a major holiday or on a day when severe weather or an actual emergency is occurring, the test may be postponed until the following day.

Contact Personnel:

State Primary: (WMSI-FM) Randy Bell, SECC Chair – (601) 982-1062 randybell@iheartmedia.com
NWS: JoAnne Culi (601) 936-2189
MEMA: TJ Werre (601) 933-6362