Today was the day for the US government’s big emergency alert drill, which sent a test message to every TV, radio and cell phone in the nation. Starting at approximately 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday ...

The test, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission, is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. EDT and will involve all agencies who are part of the Emergency Alert ...

Today was the day for the US government’s big emergency alert drill, which sent a test message to every TV, radio and cell phone in the nation. Starting at approximately 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday ...

FEMA and FCC plan nationwide emergency alert test Oct. 4 00:41. Your electronic devices may have alarmed you on Wednesday — and there's a reason for that.

The national test consists of two parts, which occur in conjunction with one another, in order to test the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alerts, according to FEMA.

A national alert test is seen on a cellphone on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. The government conducted its once-every-three-years nationwide test of the emergency alert system on Wednesday.

The Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts tests will be conducted Wednesday. If the test cannot happen due to a major event or severe weather, it will be rescheduled for Oct. 11 ...

On June 28, 2025, the Department of Telecom sent out a test emergency alert via the Cell Broadcast Alert System to Android ...

The Scott County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will conduct a countywide test of the. Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system for cellphones Saturday, January 4 at 1:00 p.m.

Emergency alerts are set to be rolled out later this year, in a bid to prepare Britain for the worst case scenarios including ...