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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eight months and four weeks ago, the FCC conducted a nationwide emergency alert test, with radio and TV stations sending alerts via the Emergency Alert System and mobile phones ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- An emergency alert was sent to phones around the nation Wednesday, Oct. 4. Thankfully, it was just a test. "Something's going on, but then I realized it was just my phone," said ...

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has issued a reminder that Emergency Alert System (EAS) participants must submit their Form One ...

While the Emergency Alert System’s future is examined, the FCC sent out a reminder this week of the requirement for all stations to file the EAS Test Reporting System Form One. ETRS Form One for 2025 ...

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 ...

The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has released a Public Notice announcing that the Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test Reporting System (ETRS) is open now through October 3 for EAS ...

All consumer cell phones and radio and TV stations will receive a test message on Wednesday at approximately 2:20 p.m. from the Emergency Alert System, or EAS, and Wireless Emergency Alert, WEA. The ...

A broadcast television station serving the Alamo City that was an affiliate of The CW Network until the start of the 2010 season and since then has been the MyNetwork TV affiliate for the market is ...

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 ...

Get ready, it's coming. On Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET/11:20 a.m. PT, your cellphone, radio or TV will blare a jarring electronic noise that signals a test of the nationwide Emergency Alert ...

The U.S. government will be conducting a nationwide emergency alert drill Wednesday at around 2:20 p.m. E.T., which will send a message to cell phones, radios, and televisions around the country. The ...