Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test for Wednesday, November 9 at 2:00 pm EDT
What this means...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at approximately 2PM Eastern, the federal
government will conduct the first-ever end-to-end national test of the
Emergency Alert System, or EAS. The test will occur simultaneously on
all radio and broadcast, cable, and satellite TV systems and will last
thirty seconds. The purpose of the test is to ensure that, if ever
needed, a Presidential alert message that warns of a national
emergency could be disseminated throughout the nation.
Detailed Description
Although the national EAS test may resemble the localized monthly EAS
tests that most Americans are already familiar with, there will be
some differences in what viewers will see and hear. During the Nov. 9
test, listeners will hear a message indicating that, "This is a test."
The audio message will be the same on both radio and TV. However, due
to limitations in the EAS, the text message scrolling at the top of TV
screens will NOT indicate that, "This is a test."
This national EAS test will allow radio stations, television stations,
and other EAS participants to test their equipment and their
capability to receive and disseminate a national warning message.
While it is hoped that the test is a 100% success across the nation,
the test will allow EAS participants to identify and correct any
problems with reception and/or relay of a national EAS message.
Additional information and resources can be found at:
• http://www.easalert.org/
• http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm
• http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergency-alert-system-nationwide-test
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