[MamaDearest]

You're not the only one. I'm in Idaho and when I saw that alert across the TV screen, I almost froze. I wondered if it was "the big event on its way..." I understand the urgency of finding this girl, but Civil Defense usage was unsettling.

[thecabal]

Later, the announcer came on and said that the Amber Alert wasn't supposed to be broadcast on KXL. I was listening to Lars Larson at the time and the alert just cut him right off mid-sentence. It looks like law enforcement can seize control of any radio stations they want in order to use the EBS. Interesting.

[thecabal]

They just did it again! This time they played the tones, then said that they were cancelling the alert. That seems even worse than the first time. The good news is that they caught the suspect and got the kid back OK. Yes, the Amber Alert is great, just use a different set of alert tones!