(WHTM) – Anyone with a cellphone in the United States will hear an alarm go off on their device on October 4. The message on all consumer phones will read “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless ...

Millions of people across the country received the first-ever nationwide test of the government’s new emergency alert system today. While the alert was scheduled to go out at 3pm, many mobile phone ...

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.

ATLANTA — Come Oct. 4, there’s no need to be alarmed. Next Wednesday is a scheduled test of the U.S.’ Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. The two alert systems will undergo a test to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is a test. This is only a test. But it's going to be one very big test. On Wednesday, October 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET, every TV, ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. You may have received an unusual alert on your phone this week that you weren't expecting. But there's no need to panic.

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 ...

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 ...

FEMA is working with the FCC to send out a nationwide test of the emergency alert system. The test was held on Wednesday, October 4 at about 2:20 p.m. EST, alerting phones, TVs and radios. Cell phones ...

FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts this fall. The national test will consist ...

Your phone, TV and radio will sound an alarm this afternoon, but don’t worry. It’s just a test. The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to conduct a nationwide test at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday to ...

This is a test. This is only a test. But it's going to be one very big test. On Wednesday, October 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET, every TV, radio and cellphone in the United States should blare out the ...