Rear Admiral James Barnett, Jr., Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC, announced that the National Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test will take place 11/9 at 2pm ET. The announcement ...

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 ...

The nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System last August showed improvement over the previous test in 2019, according to the Federal Communications Commission. “Receipt and retransmission rates ...

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.

Now that the drama of a possible government shutdown is over, broadcasters can focus on making sure their EAS gear is ready to receive the national Emergency Alert System test on Wednesday. FEMA on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Vice President for Administration Anna Martin sent the following message to the campus community on Nov. 7, 2011 with the following note. - Ed. Test of National Emergency Alert System The Federal ...

Broadcasters have expressed concern about EAS matters for years, but the concerns have been related to function and cost. We can’t think of any major industry outcry based on the belief that such a ...

In August, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission announced a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System scheduled for Wednesday, October 4 at 2:20p ET.