As fears mount over the potential of WW3, the UK will test its emergency alarm system for the first time in two years. All UK devices will blast out an alarm tone later this year in a new test of ...

Some users around the U.K. received cell broadcast-based test alerts in 2021, constituting part of an early pilot in preparation for the broader rollout and nationwide test this weekend.

This system does not track individual phones or users; it simply sends the message to all WEA-capable devices within range of the cell tower. In newer phones, advanced geo-targeting features use ...

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Shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, most cell phones should light up with a test message from the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. It’s not the first time the system has been used ...

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Oct. 4, around 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time, cell phones, TVs and radios across the country will blare an alert as part of a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System.

The first national emergency broadcasting system in the U.S. was created in 1951 as a way for the government to use radio networks to warn the nation of an enemy attack during the Cold War.

We’re only a few weeks away from a massive test of the country’s emergency broadcast system. On Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET (1:20 p.m. CT), cell phones, TVs and radios across the U.S ...

Cell phones, TVs and radios across the U.S. are set to go off at the same time next month as part of a massive test of the emergency broadcast system. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will ...

The first national emergency broadcasting system in the U.S. was created in 1951 as a way for the government to use radio networks to warn the nation of an enemy attack during the Cold War.

WEA is not a subscription-based system; instead, it uses cell broadcast technology to automatically send critical alerts to all compatible phones within a specific area.