This article has been updated to reflect that the president himself will not voice the test. Also see related story “FCC Tweaks Rules to Allow National EAS Test.” WASHINGTON — Someday soon, probably ...

The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the FCC on Friday released its official report on the Sept. 28, 2016 Nationwide EAS Test. Was it a success? Over 20,000 broadcasters, cable operators, ...

Mark your calendars: Thursday, Sept. 20 at 2:20pm Eastern is the date and time for the 2018 annual nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). For those who were expecting it to occur on a ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WASHINGTON—Anecdotal evidence points to general success of yesterday’s national EAS system test, ...

The WEA text message will come to all WEA-enabled mobile devices at approximately 1:18 pm. Most are already familiar with WEA messages such as AMBER Alerts and National Weather Service alerts. Phones ...

A nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) is scheduled to take place tomorrow, Oct. 4. The alerts will be sent at approximately 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time ...

FEMA and the FCC are conducting a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts on Wednesday. The EAS portion of the test, which will be sent to radio and television, ...