Don't be alarmed, but on Wednesday around 1:30 p.m., every cell phone in Bartlesville will chime in unison during a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). In collaboration with the ...

The EAS test is set to last about 60 seconds. During this time, supported devices will transmit a voice message: “This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, ...

The EAS test will be similar to the monthly test broadcasts the agency conducts on a regular basis, and will be broadcast over television and radio – including satellite.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will be holding a nationwide emergency alert test this afternoon. Test messages will be sent to ...

FEMA's national emergency alert test as seen from an iPhone screenshot. Some notifications went off at 2:18 p.m., two minutes before it was scheduled to start going off.

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) test will sound on radios and TVs, while Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) will be sent to cell phones across America.

You may receive a test emergency alert from the government around 2:20 p.m. Wednesday. It will have a special, jarring tone, that some describe as loud, that will be repeated twice and a vibration.

The test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) will begin at 2:20 p.m. and last until 2:50 p.m. During the EAS test, radios and televisions across the country may ...