It’s been more than two years since broadcasters participated in the national EAS test; The FCC is working on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to propose changes to its EAS rules based on results from ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission are reminding broadcast media stations across the U.S. that a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System will take ...

WASHINGTON – The first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System this afternoon had some problems. Although the 30-second message was sent out on WTOP at 2 p.m., The New York Times reports some ...

(CNN) -- "This is a test. This is only a test." When millions of Americans hear that warning at 2 p.m. ET Wednesday, the words will sound familiar, but the occasion will be historic. It will mark the ...

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.

WASHINGTON—Aug. 11 will be the date of the first national EAS test since before the pandemic began. Officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency officially informed the Federal Communications ...