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.

FEMA is working with the FCC to send out a nationwide test of the emergency alert system. The test was held on Wednesday, October 4 at about 2:20 p.m. EST, alerting phones, TVs and radios. Cell phones ...

You may have received an unusual alert on your phone this week that you weren't expecting. But there's no need to panic. The unexpected notification you saw wasn't a ...

The emergency alert test is scheduled to last approximately one minute and will be conducted with the participation of radio and television broadcasters, cable systems, satellite radio and television ...

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A nationwide test of both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless Emergency Alerts System (WEA) will be conducted simultaneously tomorrow, so don't panic when you hear alarms going off on ...

Both the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) say the alarm will go off on people’s cell phones around 2:20 p.m. this afternoon. The tests will ...

Your electronic devices may sound an alarm on Wednesday as FEMA tests a nationwide emergency alert on cell phones, wireless devices, radios and TVs. However, there is no need to take action after ...