viaRadio Corp. Adds ENVOY RDS Emergency Alert Solution to UCF Campus
UCF will use viaRadio's ENVOY Emergency Solutions platform as part of a campus-wide RDS emergency notification network called UCF ALERT, which is used to notify key university officials about emergency situations.


MELBOURNE, FL, March 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The University of Central Florida selected Melbourne-based emergency notification company viaRadio Corporation to incorporate its ENVOY Emergency Solutions platform into the university's 1,415-acre Orlando campus.

The system uses the latest version of common alerting protocol (CAP) to send an auto message directly to HEARO Local Alert Receivers located in strategic areas to alert listeners about impending weather events, NOAA alerts, and other emergency notifications from university officials.

With more than 53,500 students, UCF is the third-largest university in the country and the largest in Florida.

UCF uses the ENVOY Emergency Solutions platform as part of a campus-wide RDS emergency notification network called UCF ALERT. Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Morgan says the HEARO Local Alert Receivers will be used to notify key university officials about emergency situations.

"Our ENVOY Emergency Solutions platform provides a powerful and inexpensive way to wake and inform large numbers of people in a few seconds - even if power, Internet and phone circuits are down," says Sean Crane, vice president of viaRadio.

ENVOY Emergency Solutions provides a turn-key platform for disaster warning and communication outreach to citizens, government officials and emergency management teams. ENVOY Emergency Solutions platform uses existing FM radio infrastructure to offer affordable emergency warning and communications tools. This FM/RDS-based (Radio Data System) deploys unlimited, time-sensitive notices quickly to advise about disasters and provide community outreach and education notifications.

As part of an effort undertaken by viaRadio, radio stations across the state of Florida have joined together to form the HEARO Network which provides the shared resource of RDS data across an FM signal.

"We're proud that our own radio station, WUCF 89.9 FM, hosts the broadcast equipment used by Orange County Office of Emergency Management in this effort," Morgan says. "This shows that UCF is a true community partner. Not only are we working to enhance safety at the university, we are helping to make our local community safer as well."

ENVOY Emergency Solutions delivers unlimited, time-sensitive text messages to viaRadio's HEARO Local Alert Receivers. HEARO receivers acquire text messages in English and Spanish through standard FM radio frequencies. Using FM radio infrastructure, the viaRadio emergency warning system works even when power, phone and Internet are out. HEARO radio receivers also carry NOAA weather warnings and have a 60-hour battery life in case of power outages.

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