StayAlert is an emergency alert system that broadcasts messages using our local radio station and KWPZ, a 63,000 watt station on Mt. Constitution. The StayAlert system communicates via satellite to the mountain top FM station, avoiding all local communication infrastructure.

Should our inter-island power & communications line ever be severed,
StayAlert will not be affected.

When disaster strikes terrestrial FM will be there

Terrestrial FM radio stations have robust emergency infrastructure. Backup towers, transmitters & power generators to make sure the signal is "always on" the air.

In 2012 the StayAlert team collaborated with FEMA & NPR Labs to create an Alert system serving 26 Gulf State radio markets.

This StayAlert project served the hard of hearing and deaf community

Green is the StayAlert Op Center & the 102.3 FM Signal

Yellow is StayAlert HQ
& backup transmitter

Red is KWPZ FM (63,000 watts)

StayAlert data services operate on KIXP 102.3 FM in Eastsound, and 106.5 FM on Mt Constitution

63,000 watt StayAlert partner broadcasting our Alerts via a custom
RDS ODA (data) reaching Bellingham, Vancouver B.C. & the Lummi Nation

102.3 KIXP Alerts via Car Radios

StayAlert Data Services

Using the power of FM radio to deliver text Alerts to public places, homes, phones and car radios.

Video Displays Computers Mobile Car Radio

Audio & Text

Phones

Installed in Public Places

Utility LED signs

StayAlert receiver hardware for public displays & in remote locations

Portable, compact & affordable devices.

Table Top Receiver
(In development)

HDMI Port (For TV's & Monitors)
USB Ports (FMTuner)
Ethernet (Network)

USB FM Tuner for Laptops or PC's

Works with Indoor or Outdoor Antennas

A Voice for Emergency Alerts

KIXP FM & OrcasRadio provides direct access to our airwaves so emergency services can communicate public safety announcements.

The StayAlert Organization is located at The Orcas Media Center

Our Studios are located on the corner of "A" Street & North Beach Road in Eastsound, Wa. on Orcas Island.

They serve as the home for KIXP FM's radio studios and transmission equipment.

Additionally, the facility is the Operation Center for StayAlert services.

Current capabilities now include:

FM Broadcast 102.3 KIXP FM
Streaming Media services: KIXP.org & Orcasradio.org
FCC mandated EAS equipment including weekly tests.
Community round table studio
Backup power
Rock Island fiber Internet
Starlink satellite data service
Buck Mt remote studio
Eagle Ridge (Mt Constitution) backup operations

Allen Hartle,
Executive Director of StayAlert, is a broadcast engineer and serial entrepreneur who began his 14-year career at Seattle's KZOK-FM. He went on to advance the radio industry with FM RDS sub-carrier technology for over 30 years, serving thousands of radio stations and millions of listeners worldwide.