These are failures of technology—messages sent but not received, or messages received by the wrong people. But they are also ...

The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones in the UK will be tested again this September, the ...

Today was the day for the US government’s big emergency alert drill, which sent a test message to every TV, radio and cell phone in the nation. Starting at approximately 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday ...

Armageddon alert' siren will sound on millions of UK mobile phones at some point this year as part of a test of the government's emergency alert system. The alert, for which a date hasn't yet been ...

Cell phone users received a message that said “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” If you didn’t receive a message, here are some possible ...

An emergency alert will be sent to your mobile phone on October 4 — but you don't need to worry about it. Here's why this is happening.

The message should have read: "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed." For phones set to Spanish, the message was: "ESTA ES UNA PRUEBA del Sistema ...

As part of the testing phase, alert messages have been periodically dispatched to smartphone users over the past two months. On October 10th, a significant development occurred in this system.

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 ...

Around 1:20 p.m. Houston time, every television, radio and cellphone will broadcast a message. It will be something along the lines of, "This is a test of the National Wireless Emergency Alert ...

The purpose of the nationwide test on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, is to assess the effectiveness of FEMA's Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...