Get ready, it's coming. On Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET/11:20 a.m. PT, your cellphone, radio or TV will blare a jarring electronic noise that signals a test of the nationwide Emergency Alert ...

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Things could get loud around 2:20 p.m. ET on Oct. 4 as FEMA tests Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on phones, TVs, and radio. The Federal Emergency Management ...

FEMA is conducting a national test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time. These tests are routine and required by law. The tests pose no danger ...

As FEMA and the FCC made preparations for a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system on Oct. 4, 2023, social media users shared warnings that ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A nationwide emergency alert will be sent out Wednesday afternoon. Cell phones, TVs and radios will all sound the alarm, but it’s only a test. “The 2023 nationwide emergency ...

In early September 2023, readers asked Snopes for confirmation of reports they had seen online claiming that a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) ...

(Tribune News Service) — Get ready for an alert on your cellphones, televisions and radios on Oct. 4. At 2:20 p.m., the federal government will test its nationwide Emergency Alert System and Wireless ...

You’re probably familiar with the idea of an emergency alert, whether it's on a cell phone or television. They often warn of an urgent situation, like a missing child or a dangerous storm. Viral ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — If an alarm blares on your phone the first week of October, don’t worry – it might just be a test. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Federal Communications ...