When a deadly landslide tore through part of Wrangell, Alaska, in 2023, there was only one place people there could go for information. "We're on an island, and there's one road, and everybody that ...

Several broadcast technology developers say they can offer the FCC solutions that would push EAS beyond its current limits and possibly reshape emergency alerting in the United States. The FCC is in ...

The Consumer Technology Association told the Federal Communications Commission last week that it believes the current Emergency Alert System is highly effective and, if expanded, could create more ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) has helped reintroduce a bill to Congress that would “modernize weather radio equipment,” seeking to improve the reliability of communication ...

The group said it supports efforts “to enhance EAS, while preserving and promoting the legacy EAS system as a critically important redundant failsafe backup” When you purchase through links on our ...

American Public Media has received a particularly costly reminder of the FCC’s zero-tolerance stance on improper Emergency Alert System tone use after tones were inadvertently aired across nearly 550 ...

On July 4, intense rainfall pounded the Hill Country region of central Texas, triggering a flash flood that rapidly inundated local communities. As the water flooded the area, so too did messages and ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Fayette County residents now have more control over their emergency notifications after officials upgraded to a new alert system Monday morning. LEXALERTS, operated by ...

CLOSE EYE ON. COMING UP. THE CITY OF KISSIMMEE IS ANSWERING THE CALL TO IMPROVE SAFETY WITH A NEW HIGH TECH ALERT SYSTEM. WESH TWO SPENCER TRACY SHOWS US HOW THIS BOOSTS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES AND ...