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 ...

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—The numbers are in from the September 2017 National EAS Test, and they reveal a falloff in performance by television broadcasters when compared to the previous year. A report issued last ...

The WEA text message will come to all WEA-enabled mobile devices at approximately 1:18 pm. Most are already familiar with WEA messages such as AMBER Alerts and National Weather Service alerts. Phones ...