The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) conducted a nationwide emergency alert test today, Wednesday, October 4. The test involved two types of ...

If you have a cell phone, tablet, radio or TV, you likely received a test alert and saw it, heard it and/or felt it (if your phone/notifications are on vibrate). The test lasted for a minute and went ...

FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, has scheduled a nationwide alert during October that will test radios, televisions and cell phones across the country. The agencies ...

(WHTM) — The Emergency Alert System is used in many different events, such as weather warnings, public safety warnings, and the generic, yet somewhat annoying, required weekly test. But, did you know ...

Today’s test of the Wireless Emergency Alert and Emergency Alert System sent a message to cell phones, televisions and radios across the country. But what if you didn’t get a text message or alert on ...

This article is republished from The Conversation. Read the original article. The Wireless Emergency Alert system is scheduled to have its third nationwide test on Oct. 4, 2023. The Wireless Emergency ...

WASHINGTON — Around 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time (or a little closer to 2:18 p.m. Eastern) on Wednesday, Oct. 4, millions of cellphones, TVs and radios across the country sent out an alert as part of a ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—As expected, the Federal Communications Commission voted at its August Open Meeting to establish a new alert code for delivering critical alert messages to the public over television, ...