A 24/7/365 Solution

by Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director - Florida Division of Emergency Management

“Following the active 2024 hurricane season, we saw a need to expand outreach platforms to ensure residents and visitors are equipped with the timely information they need to make the best decisions for themselves and their families during an emergency. This new technology will allow us to target safety messaging from FDEM to communities before, during and after a disaster using the direct, reliable and resilient connection of radio on a dedicated channel that’s always on.”

When a storm or other disaster strikes, power and cell phone tower outages can cause interruptions in a community’s ability to receive critical safety information. BEACON combines new technology with the 100-year-old proven power of broadcast radio to increase accessibility and get messages directly to the communities that need it most via AM radio, FM HD channels and the BEACON mobile app.