CBS got a fine for using an edited version of the alert on an episode of Young Sheldon (it was a scene involving a tornado warning). This was after CBS purposefully made sure the edited version would not activate the EAS, passing it through several filters I believe. But yeah even if you edit it or use something slightly different, FCC gonna fine you.
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Reply to Three seconds of audio could end up costing Fox $500,000 by blaspheminCapn
CBS got a fine for using an edited version of the alert on an episode of Young Sheldon (it was a scene involving a tornado warning). This was after CBS purposefully made sure the edited version would not activate the EAS, passing it through several filters I believe. But yeah even if you edit it or use something slightly different, FCC gonna fine you.