On Oct. 4, 2023, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a national test of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will run an emergency alert test today to check Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency ...

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.

All consumer cell phones and radio and TV stations will receive a test message on Wednesday at approximately 2:20 p.m. from the Emergency Alert System, or EAS, and Wireless Emergency Alert, WEA. The ...

Another joint WEA and EAS test is set to take place, this time in the Show-Me State. In May a request was submitted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol to the Federal Communications Commission’s ...