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 ...

The timing of the upcoming nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System suggests that the FCC may use it to assess how well the U.S. broadcast community is complying with new cybersecurity rules. As ...

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.

As a reminder, today (August 11) at 2:20 p.m. EDT, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test of the ...

Got questions about the upcoming national periodic EAS test? FEMA has scheduled two webinars to help. The first will be ...

The FCC and FEMA have established Sept. 20 as the date for the next nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System. The nationwide test is designed to study the effectiveness of the EAS and to monitor ...

Digital Alert Systems, which offers emergency communications solutions for media providers, announced guidance ahead of the next National Periodic Test (NPT) of the Emergency Alert System (EAS), ...