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04-10-2023, 09:16 AM
A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system will be broadcast at approximately 2:20 p.m. EDT to cellphones, televisions and radios across the United States.
The test will occur simultaneously across time zones, so people in the middle of the country can expect it at 1:20 p.m. Central Time, or 12:20 p.m. Mountain Time. On the West Coast it will be at 11:20 a.m. Pacific Time. In most of Alaska it's at 10:20 a.m., and in Hawaii, 8:20 a.m. local time.
Cell towers will broadcast the emergency alert test for 30 minutes, starting at approximately 2:20 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, but each phone should only receive it once.
The alert will be translated automatically when it appears on cellphones where those language settings are set to Spanish. That message will read: "ESTA ES UNA PRUEBA del Sistema Nacional de Alerta de Emergencia. No se necesita acción."
Exposure to emergency alert tests may prepare people to act quickly in the event of a real emergency, he said.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emergency-a...vs-radios/
The test will occur simultaneously across time zones, so people in the middle of the country can expect it at 1:20 p.m. Central Time, or 12:20 p.m. Mountain Time. On the West Coast it will be at 11:20 a.m. Pacific Time. In most of Alaska it's at 10:20 a.m., and in Hawaii, 8:20 a.m. local time.
Cell towers will broadcast the emergency alert test for 30 minutes, starting at approximately 2:20 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, but each phone should only receive it once.
The alert will be translated automatically when it appears on cellphones where those language settings are set to Spanish. That message will read: "ESTA ES UNA PRUEBA del Sistema Nacional de Alerta de Emergencia. No se necesita acción."
Exposure to emergency alert tests may prepare people to act quickly in the event of a real emergency, he said.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emergency-a...vs-radios/
