“This Is Only A Test…”
Famous words that you have heard before that precede a tone or weird electronic noises that means the radio station you're listening to is conducting a required Emergency Alert System test. Tomorrow at 1pm, it's gonna happen on EVERY radio and tv station across the nation. Don't freak out, the martians haven't landed (yet)! Here's more info from the boys at the FCC!
At the Federal Communications Commission's June 9, 2011 Agenda meeting, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Chief Jamie Barnett, joined by representatives from FEMA and the National Weather Service, announced that the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) would take place at 1:00 PM on November 9, 2011. The purpose of the test is to assess the reliability and effectiveness of the EAS as a public alert mechanism. EAS Participants currently participate in state-level monthly tests and local-level weekly tests, but no top-down review of the entire system has ever been undertaken. The Commission, along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will use the results of this nationwide test to assess the reliability and effectiveness of the EAS as a public alert mechanism, and will work together with EAS stakeholders to make improvements to the system as appropriate.
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