The Federal Emergency Management Agency tested the national public alert and warning system at 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Your phone, television or radio probably made an alarming sound around 2:18 ...

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 ...

At 2:20 p.m. ET / 1:20 CT / 11:20 PT on Oct. 4, cellular devices, televisions, and radio systems across the U.S. will sound off as part of a national emergency alert test designed to ensure that the ...

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is conducting a nationwide test of its emergency communications systems today (Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023). That means your cell phone, TV and radio alarms ...

Brace yourselves: your cell phone will play another sudden, loud alarm at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s national test of its alert system through all ...