In August, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission announced a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System scheduled for Wednesday, October 4 at 2:20p ET.

Conservative conspiracy theorists are apparently convinced that an upcoming emergency broadcast is going to turn everyone with a Covid-19 vaccine into zombies. FEMA's national Emergency Alert System — ...

“THIS IS A TEST": If you have a cellphone or watching television Wednesday, that message will flash across your screen as the federal government tests its emergency alert system. The Emergency Alert ...

The emergency alert test is scheduled to last approximately one minute and will be conducted with the participation of radio and television broadcasters, cable systems, satellite radio and television ...

Federal agencies plan to conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System at 2 p.m. today. The test will last up to three and half minutes and will be broadcast across regularly ...

Anticipating a blaring phone alert on Wednesday, some Americans were evidently left in suspense, as many complained they hadn't received any alerts. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and ...

At about 1:20 p.m. Central Time today, the U.S. government will send a test message to almost all cellphones, televisions and radios in the country. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is working ...