A rare nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alert system is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 4, at around 2:20 p.m. Search Query Show Search. ... (EAS) test on radio and television.

You may receive a test emergency alert from the government around 1:20 p.m. CT Wednesday. It will have a special, jarring tone, that some describe as loud, that will be repeated twice and a vibration.

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.

In June, FEMA and the FCC announced that the first-ever nationwide EAS test will occur Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. EST. The EAS is a network of radio, television, cable and satellite providers ...

The test will begin at 2:20 p.m. ET and last approximately 30 minutes. A nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) test will be conducted Wednesday and radios, televisions and certain cellphones ...

WASHINGTON — Around 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time (or a little closer to 2:18 p.m. Eastern) on Wednesday, Oct. 4, millions of cellphones, TVs and radios across the country sent out an alert as part of ...

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 ...

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 ...

All EAS participants are required to participate in the upcoming Sept. 28 national EAS test. Several weeks after the registration deadline, ETRS is still accepting registrations and Form 1 filings.

WASHINGTON — Around 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time (or a little closer to 2:18 p.m. Eastern) on Wednesday, Oct. 4, millions of cellphones, TVs and radios across the country sent out an alert as part of ...

WASHINGTON — Around 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time (or a little closer to 2:18 p.m. Eastern) on Wednesday, Oct. 4, millions of cellphones, TVs and radios across the country sent out an alert as part of ...

WASHINGTON — Around 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time (or a little closer to 2:18 p.m. Eastern) on Wednesday, Oct. 4, millions of cellphones, TVs and radios across the country sent out an alert as part of ...