The Emergency Alert System “has not reached its maximum usefulness thanks to the evolution of modern technology.” ...

The National Association of Broadcasters says the FCC’s “ground-up” review of EAS should not dismiss the system’s strongest ...

WASHINGTON -- This is why you may have gotten a notification from the White House on Wednesday. The government tested a new national alert system that would let presidents send out emergency messages ...

As expected, the FCC advanced several items impacting broadcasters at its August Open Meeting, including reform of the Emergency Alert System, modernization of the Disaster Information Reporting ...

The Federal Communications Commission is planning a review of the US emergency alert systems. Both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WAS) will be subject to a ...

On Wednesday afternoon, the emergency alert system (EAS) in Minnesota issued a “Civil Authority” alert to local media. The alert included residents in eight counties in the state. According to ...