Get ready to not freak out. On Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. EDT, every TV, radio and cellphone in the United States should blare out the distinctive, jarring electronic warning tone of an emergency ...

American Public Media has received a particularly costly reminder of the FCC’s zero-tolerance stance on improper Emergency Alert System tone use after tones were inadvertently aired across nearly 550 ...

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 ...

The first monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System in 2026 will take place on Jan. 2 at 11:45 ...

No one thinks about the old Emergency Broadcast Signal anymore. It feels like a relic of another era. But the frequencies ...

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A sketch by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel about the presidential alert system has resulted in a costly fine. ABC, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company, will pay nearly $400,000 to the Federal ...