The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at 11:45 a.m ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- An emergency alert was sent to phones around the nation Wednesday, Oct. 4. Thankfully, it was just a test. "Something's going on, but then I realized it was just my phone," said ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eight months and four weeks ago, the FCC conducted a nationwide emergency alert test, with radio and TV stations sending alerts via the Emergency Alert System and mobile phones ...

WASHINGTON — Around 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time (or a little closer to 2:18 p.m. Eastern) on Wednesday, Oct. 4, millions of cellphones, TVs and radios across the country sent out an alert as part of a ...

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.

This afternoon, your phone is going to blare at you with a loud, grating tone, twice. It's a test of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System by FEMA and the FCC, intended to immediately alert ...

FEMA initiated a national test of the Emergency Alert System on Wednesday afternoon, but it’s too soon to determine the receipt and retransmission rates of radio and television stations across United ...