The future of the Emergency Alert System looks software-focused as one of two major hardware suppliers exits the market and ...

Learn more about the Emergency Alert System here. The national emergency notification systems are required under federal law to be tested at least once every three years. The last test was ...

Get ready to not freak out. On Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. EDT, every TV, radio and cellphone in the United States should blare out the distinctive, jarring electronic warning tone of an ...

FEMA Testing Emergency Alert System Today The federal government wants to know if radio and TV stations are ready in case of a national emergency. They'll find out today at 2 o'clock.

Emergency alerts will hit every cellphone, radio and TV at 2:20 p.m. Oct. 4. ... Nationwide test of emergency alert systems coming Oct. 4. This one will be in afternoon. Cheryl McCloud.

On June 28, 2025, the Department of Telecom sent out a test emergency alert via the Cell Broadcast Alert System to Android ...

The Federal Communications Commission and Federal Emergency Management Agency are expected to test both the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alerts on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 2:20 p ...

Vulnerabilities in software that TV and radio networks around the country use to transmit emergency alerts could allow a hacker to broadcast fake messages over the alert system, a Federal ...

TVs and radios tuned to a broadcast station should have played the message for about one minute, which said: “This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal ...

Radio and TV stations will also receive a test alert Wednesday. The Maine Emergency Management Agency said in a Facebook post that the test is conducted at least once every three years and ...

Why some emergency alerts failed for Helene Some people living in the path of Hurricane Helene may not have received crucial warnings to evacuate from the dangerous storm that killed more than 200 ...