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 ...

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 ...

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.

The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and FEMA are readying the next nationwide combined test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) and EAS. It is planned for September 20, with a ...

HOUSTON — If and when you get a text message on Wednesday afternoon, don't be alarmed, it's just the federal government testing out its Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) ...

Jeff Smith is supervisor of broadcast/studio systems for Clear Channel Radio in New York. He writes here in his capacity as co-chair of the national SBE’s EAS Education Committee. A lot if not all of ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission have announced a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System scheduled for this fall. This upcoming test marks the ...

The nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System last August showed improvement over the previous test in 2019, according to the Federal Communications Commission. “Receipt and retransmission rates ...

On September 30, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Report and Order (Order) updating its Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules with the stated goal of making EAS alerts more ...

LYNDONVILLE, N.Y. — July 10, 2019 — Digital Alert Systems, the global leader in emergency communications solutions for video services providers, today announced guidance ahead of the next National ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Report and Order (Order) approving several changes to its rules governing the Emergency Alert System (EAS). Through the new rules, the FCC ...