DON'T PANIC! On October 4th, everyone in the US will get an alert.

Why? And how is it delivered?

We'll talk about the EAS (Emergency Alert System) for broadcast television and radio, and WEA (Wireless Emergency Alerts) for mobile devices. How they are propogated, and how and why the nationwide system is tested.

Read more about the alert here: https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20...

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Contents:

00:00 - October 4
00:45 - Why do we need nationwide tests?
02:03 - How do they run the test?
03:57 - Past tests and a MASSIVE failure
04:59 - What is a successful test?
06:31 - EAS Audio chain (local radio stations)
09:40 - Jeff runs a test live, on-air!
11:28 - Why so much testing?
12:17 - Is EAS required for all stations?