The FCC’s desire to make alerts issued over EAS available in more languages is raising some technical concerns about the capabilities of the current technical architecture in EAS devices. At its ...

The FCC is taking steps to improve emergency alerting in the United States just as Hurricane Ian races across Florida and is poised to bring potentially flooding rains to Georgia and South Carolina.

This is a technology solution for audio and text emergency alerts to all devices with an FM receiver – including those that are mobile. Global Security Systems (GSS), manufacturer of the ALERT FM ...

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 ...

An emergency alert test conducted by FEMA and the FCC will sound on your electronic devices at 2:20 p.m. ET. Here's what you can expect. People Images/Getty Images If there’s one thing we’ve learned ...

With the debate around EAS distribution a core tenet of the fight to keep AM radio in automobiles, the Federal Communications Commission seeks to enhance the inclusivity of emergency alerts for ...

On the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 4, your cellphone, TV and radio will all sound alarms. While it may give a jolt of surprise, there is no reason to worry. It is just a test. Two tests, actually.

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 ...

Be alert but not alarmed if your cellphones, radios and TVs start making loud noises on Oct. 4 as the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Federal Communications Commission will be conducting ...

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 ...