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 ...

FEMA is praising Wednesday’s national test of the Emergency Alert System, in partnership with the Federal Communications Commission. The test commenced at around 2:20p ET, sending alerts to radio and ...

Cellphones all over the country rang out an emergency alarm Wednesday afternoon as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's national emergency alert test. FEMA, along with the Federal ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Many Omaha-metro Verizon customers had trouble making phone calls, sending text messages, and connecting to the internet on their phones this morning. 6 News looked into the issue ...

But what if you didn't get that test on your cellphone? According to FEMA, there are a number of reasons why you may not have received the national test. Another reason you may not have gotten the ...

The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has released a Public Notice announcing that the Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test Reporting System (ETRS) is open now through October 3 for EAS ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau is reminding Emergency Alert System (EAS) participants of the requirement to submit their Form One identifying information in the EAS ...

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. – The federal government is planning a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system at 11:20 a.m. PST that will send loud alerts ...

Another reason you may not have gotten the alert was that your phone was off at the time, on airplane mode or not within the range of an active cell tower at the time. According to FEMA, the national ...