The FCC has proposed rules providing for an annual test of the national alert capability of the broadcast Emergency Alert System (EAS). Under the proposed rules, all EAS participants will have to tell ...

Some broadcasters are wondering why the duration of next week’s planned national EAS test was shortened from some 2-1/2 minutes to 30 seconds. In a notice, the FCC stated: “After a careful review of ...

PHOENIX - Federal officials say a national test of a system that aims to provide members of the public with emergency warnings will take place in October. The purpose of the test is "to ensure that ...

The nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System in October produced much better percentages for both receipt and retransmission than a test in 2021, according to the FCC. But issues still remain.

The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and FEMA are readying the next nationwide combined test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) and EAS. It is planned for September 20, with a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WASHINGTON—The numbers are in from the September 2017 National EAS Test, and they reveal a ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eight months and four weeks ago, the FCC conducted a nationwide emergency alert test, with radio and TV stations sending alerts via the Emergency Alert System and mobile phones ...

Don't be alarmed, but on Wednesday around 1:30 p.m., every cell phone in Bartlesville will chime in unison during a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). In collaboration with the ...

FEMA is praising Wednesday’s national test of the Emergency Alert System, in partnership with the Federal Communications Commission. The test commenced at around 2:20p ET, sending alerts to radio and ...

The WEA text message will come to all WEA-enabled mobile devices at approximately 1:18 pm. Most are already familiar with WEA messages such as AMBER Alerts and National Weather Service alerts. Phones ...