on your phone, and the emergency alert system (EAS) on TVs. The WEA portion of the test involved all consumer cell phones in the U.S., including the all-new Apple iPhone 15 series, the Samsung ...

Officially, the trial is called the Nationwide Emergency ... phone is set to Wi-Fi or airplane mode, it won't receive the alert because the message goes out over the cellular broadcast system.

radio and cell phone in the nation. Starting at approximately 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday, the federal government began conducting a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System and Wireless ...

The test, which makes sure the United States' Emergency Alert ... phone's language settings. During the EAS test, a similar message was sent to participating radio and TV broadcasters, cable ...

The emergency alert messages that make up the test consist of two groups—the Emergency Alert System (EAS ... No action is required by the public." A phone is seen in Grand Central Station ...

All major U.S. wireless providers that participate in the emergency alert system transmitted the national test to their customers. If your phone didn’t go off, it may simply be because it was ...

but your phone should only receive it once," according to an alert from FEMA. In a pre-recorded video, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said using the alert system is vital during emergency ...

If your phone is in range of a cell tower, you'll get a message that says: "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed." The emergency alerts will be in ...

The test will come in the form of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), phone alerts that will be everyone within the limits of the city and county. As with other alarm system tests, the alert will ...