Dept. of Military Affairs: FCC to conduct nationwide emergency alert test October 4

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) at approximately Oct. 4 at approximately 1:20 p.m. CST. Federal rules require all EAS participants to participate in testing. This includes radio and television broadcasters, cable systems...