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Private Sector Advisory FEMA and FCC Conduct Nationwide EAS Test FEMA, and the Federal Communications Commission are going to be conducting a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The nationwide test is going to be sent to radio and television stations starting at 2:20 p.m. EDT. The test will be conducted through FEMA’s...

While many cell phones were buzzing with test text alerts from the president of the United States, others sat in silence. Several people used Twitter and other social media to note they failed to receive the test presidential alert sent by FEMA on Wednesday at 2:18 p.m. ET. The warning system was originally put in place under former President George...

IPAWS National Test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and Emergency Alert System (EAS) The National EAS and WEA test will be held today, beginning at 2:18 p.m. EDT. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and Emergency Alert System (EAS) today. The WEA portion of the test...

IPAWS National Test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on October 3rd, 2018. The WEA portion of the test commences at 2:18 p.m. EDT, and...