diff --git a/config.template b/config.template
index 46c64a4..df7660e 100644
--- a/config.template
+++ b/config.template
@@ -203,15 +203,15 @@ useMetric = False
 # repeaterList lookup location (rbook / artsci / False)
 repeaterLookup = rbook
 
-# use Open-Meteo API for weather data not NOAA useful for non US locations
-UseMeteoWxAPI = False
-
 # Satalite Pass Prediction
 # Register for free API https://www.n2yo.com/login/ personal data page at bottom 'Are you developer?'
 n2yoAPIKey = 
 # NORAD list https://www.n2yo.com/satellites/
 satList = 25544,7530
 
+# use Open-Meteo API for weather data not NOAA useful for non US locations
+UseMeteoWxAPI = False
+
 # NOAA weather forecast days
 NOAAforecastDuration = 3
 # number of weather alerts to display
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ enableDEalerts = False
 # find your regional codet at https://www.xrepository.de/api/xrepository/urn:de:bund:destatis:bevoelkerungsstatistik:schluessel:rs_2021-07-31/download/Regionalschl_ssel_2021-07-31.json
 myRegionalKeysDE = 110000000000,120510000000
 
+# Alerts are sent to the emergency_handler interface and channel duplicate messages are send here if set
+eAlertBroadcastCh = 
+
 # CheckList Checkin/Checkout
 [checklist]
 enabled = False
diff --git a/modules/settings.py b/modules/settings.py
index aa894b8..9251cec 100644
--- a/modules/settings.py
+++ b/modules/settings.py
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ try:
     myStateFIPSList = config['location'].get('myFIPSList', '').split(',') # default empty
     mySAMEList = config['location'].get('mySAMEList', '').split(',') # default empty
     myRegionalKeysDE = config['location'].get('myRegionalKeysDE', '110000000000').split(',') # default city Berlin
+    eAlertBroadcastChannel = config['location'].getint('eAlertBroadcastChannel', '') # default empty
 
     # any alert broadcast enabled
     anyAlertBroadcastEnabled = (
diff --git a/modules/system.py b/modules/system.py
index 3be0fe7..e66e434 100644
--- a/modules/system.py
+++ b/modules/system.py
@@ -1172,7 +1172,9 @@ def handleAlertBroadcast(deviceID=1):
         for alert_type, alert_msg, enabled in alert_types:
             if enabled and alert_msg and NO_ALERTS not in alert_msg and ERROR_FETCHING_DATA not in alert_msg:
                 if should_send_alert(alert_type, alert_msg):
-                    send_message(alert_msg, emergency_responder_alert_channel, 0, deviceID)
+                    send_message(alert_msg, emergency_responder_alert_channel, 0, emergency_responder_alert_interface)
+                if eAlertBroadcastChannel != '':
+                    send_message(alert_msg, eAlertBroadcastChannel, 0, emergency_responder_alert_interface)
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"System: Error in handleAlertBroadcast: {e}")
     return False