The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission are reminding broadcast media stations across the U.S. that a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System will take ...

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 test date for the next national EAS test will be announced soon. TV Tech sister brand Radio World has confirmed that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will conduct the next national test of ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — FEMA, in coordination with the FCC, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) in the midday hours of Wednesday. The ...

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 ...

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UPDATE: As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, the emergency alert had not been received. No update from FEMA has been provided. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both ...