Emergency Digital Information Service (EDIS) is a wireless

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based

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and

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information service operated by the

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Governor's Office of Emergency Services. In operation since 1990, the system was upgraded in 1999 to support image and sound capabilities via satellite broadcast. The system is an enhancement to the Emergency Alert System. Like the EAS, it is used for statewide and local emergencies such as severe weather warnings, AMBER Alerts, and civil emergencies. The EDIS system is compatible with CAP and IPAWS. It is also known as the Emergency News Network in

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. EDIS uses two

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for reception: 37.0200 MHz and 37.3800 MHz Motorola MOCOM 70 EDIS Radio

Notes

About EDIS http://edis.oes.ca.gov/about.html Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?aid=1009

External links

edis.oes.ca.gov
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