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 ...

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 ...

Rear Admiral James Barnett, Jr., Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC, announced that the National Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test will take place 11/9 at 2pm ET. The announcement ...

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.

A nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and Emergency Alert System (EAS) is scheduled for early Wednesday afternoon. The test is being coordinated by the Federal Emergency Management ...

Alabama has re-scheduled its EAS test for March 10. The 10 a.m. test will include the National Periodic Test code. We had reported state emergency personnel decided to skip the Feb. 24 th test because ...

Remember last year when everyone’s cellphones, televisions and radios were hit a with an alert at the same time? The date, to be exact, was Oct. 4, and that was a test of the nationwide Emergency ...

Several national agencies will join together to test the Emergency Alert System this week. Although the system has been in existence for more than 15 years, it has never been tested nationwide. The ...

That’s how the phrase “This is only a test” sounded on two stations in Los Angeles last week. They used the Spanish-language version of FEMA’s National EAS test message. Spanish Broadcasting System’s ...

Your cellphone will blare Wednesday afternoon to alert you of a national emergency – but don't worry, it's only a test. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Federal Communications Commission ...