# EAS SAME

AI-generated

The Specific Area Message Encoding of the US Emergency Alert System:
short bursts of 520.83 baud [AFSK](../afsk/index.html.md)
that say what kind of alert follows,
where it applies and for how long.

## References

* [47 CFR 11.31, EAS protocol](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-11/subpart-B/section-11.31)
* [Specific Area Message Encoding on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_Area_Message_Encoding)