USE CHANNEL 9 FO R EMERGENCY MESSAGES ONLY
FCC gives the following examples of permitted and prohibited types of com
munications for use on Channel 9. These are guidelines and are not intended to
be ail-inclusive.
Permitted Example Message
Yes “A tornado sighted six miles north of town.”
No “This is observation post numb er 10. No tornado sighted.”
Yes “I am out of gas on Interstate 95.”
No “I am out of gas in my driveway.”
Yes “There is a four-car collision at Exit 10 on the Beltway, send police and
ambulance.”
No ‘fTraffic-is-moving-smoo-thly-on-the=-BeItway.”
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Yes “Base to Unit 1, the Weather Bureau has just issued a thunderstorm
warning. Bring the sailboat into port.”
No “Attention all motorists. The Weather Bureau advises that the snów
tomorrow will accumulate 4 to 6 inches.”
Yes “There is a fire in the building on the corner of 6th and Main Streets.”
No “This is Halloween patrol unit number 3. Everything is quiet here.”
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