KOMO-TV, Mobile500 Alliance Become First Commercial Broadcasters to Support Mobile Emergency Alert System Pilot Project

New System to Harness Power of Mobile Terrestrial Broadcasting to Enable Media Rich Emergency CommunicationsSEATTLE, Jan. 6, 2012 – The groundbreaking Mobile Emergency Alert System (M-EAS) pilot project gained momentum today when the first commercial television broadcaster announced its support for the next-generation alerting project spearheaded by PBS. KOMO-TV in Seattle, owned by Fisher Communications, Inc., joins three public broadcasters selected for the project in producing simulated emergency alerts using their Mobile Digital Television (MDTV) signals being demonstrated next week