National Test Alert To Be Sent August 11th

Presented By Rathkamp Financial

A national test in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission of the Emergency Alert System will be conducted at 2:20pm (Easter Time) on August 11th. 

The test will go to televisions & radios, while specially configured cell phones will receive an emergency alert test code message.

Officials say to make sure to turn on your notifications settings to ensure Emergency Alerts are received. This will ensure you receive local emergency alerts also. Radios and TVs across the U.S. may have an alert message prompt that interrupts normal programming.

The EAS test message is approximately one minute long and the audio will say:

“This is a test of the National Emergency Alert System. This system was developed by broadcast and cable operators in voluntary cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Communications Commission and local authorities to keep you informed in the event of an emergency. If this had been an actual emergency an official message would have followed the tone alert you heard at the start of this message. No action is required.”