a method of processing a broadcast signal relevant to an emergency alert and a broadcast receiver for the same are disclosed , by which information on a channel for carrying an emergency alert broadcast can be prevented from being overlapped with information on other general channels . the present disclosure generating an emergency alert table including frequency information of an emergency alert channel , and transmitting a digital broadcasting signal including the emergency alert table , wherein the frequency information of the emergency alert channel is inserted in a descriptor that provides an additional pointer to the emergency alert channel , wherein the descriptor references the emergency alert channel by means of the frequency information .