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 has proposed rules providing for an annual test of the national alert capability of the broadcast Emergency Alert System (EAS). Under the proposed rules, all EAS participants will have to tell ...

A test date for the next national EAS test will be announced soon. TV Tech sister brand Radio World has confirmed that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will conduct the next national test of ...

FEMA, in coordination with the FCC, will conduct a test of the Emergency Alert System on August 7. The test will come at precisely 2:20pm Eastern. But, a backup date is in place, in the event of a ...

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 ...