FEMA, in coordination with the FCC, will conduct a test of the Emergency Alert System on August 7. The test will come at precisely 2:20pm Eastern. But, a backup date is in place, in the event of a ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Emergency alerting officials in Minnesota will get a half-hour shot at simultaneously testing ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WASHINGTON: Broadcasters and cable operators participating in the Nov. 9 nationwide test of the ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — A nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) is scheduled to take place tomorrow, Oct. 4. The alerts will be sent at approximately 2:20 ...

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 ...

Emergency alerting officials in Minnesota will get a half-hour shot at simultaneously testing their local emergency alert and wireless alert systems this June. The Department of Public Safety within ...