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Does the government prevent the on-air radio people from hearing the weather alerts?

Asked by flo (13313points) July 29th, 2015

From http://www.weather.gov/ I guess, for example in US. On July 26, 2015, on NPR around 10.30 pm or so there was an alert re. flooding, and the on air people just kept talking as if they didn’t hear it. Apparently they don’t hear it. That is, the radio airways are taken over for that period of time? So, why would the government need to prevent the on-air and producers from hearing it, if this a fact. And if it’s not a fact then why are the radio people saying that they don’t hear it?

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