This is a test. This is only a test. But it's going to be one very big test. On Wednesday, October 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET, every TV, radio and cellphone in the United States should blare out the ...

Get ready, it's coming. On Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET/11:20 a.m. PT, your cellphone, radio or TV will blare a jarring electronic noise that signals a test of the nationwide Emergency Alert ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – A nationwide test of the country ...

The federal government is conducting a national test of its emergency alert system on Wednesday 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). It’s essential to stay informed and not be alarmed when your smartphone ...

Your electronic devices may have alarmed you on Wednesday — and there's a reason for that. A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system started broadcasting just before 2:20 p.m. EDT to ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A nationwide emergency alert will be sent out Wednesday afternoon. Cell phones, TVs and radios will all sound the alarm, but it’s only a test. “The 2023 nationwide emergency ...

If you heard your phone blurt out alarming tones this afternoon, you probably know by now that it was just a test. If you don't, it's safe to come out of your bunker. The federal government conducted ...

(NEXSTAR) – A nationwide test of the country’s Emergency Alert System Wednesday went out to TVs, radios and phones – at least most phones. The test was a joint effort by the Federal Emergency ...

In early September 2023, readers asked Snopes for confirmation of reports they had seen online claiming that a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) ...