Growing up, the Emergency Broadcast System was a kind of sonic boogeyman. Its signature harsh tone would cut through your favorite TV show or song on the radio, announcing that “THIS IS ONLY A TEST”.

Receiving a midnight phone call is a worry to most people, but for Pat Hession, it usually means one thing: somewhere across the vast Australian landscape, a community is being put at risk in a ...

The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at 11:45 a.m ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – If you tune your radio to AM 530 in central and northern portions of Santa Barbara County, you will be able to listen to 24/7 emergency preparedness and disaster ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Futuri, the leader in AI-powered broadcast technology, announces the appointment of Marc Jaromin as Director of Public Safety Platforms. In this pivotal role, Jaromin ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The government-mandated broadcast system that alerts viewers and listeners to emergencies will ...

In the case of an actual emergency, your regularly scheduled TV or radio shows would be interrupted by a screeching tone before broadcasting a “this is not a test ...

Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, FDEM Executive Director Kevin Guthrie, Dean of UF College of Journalism and Communications Hub Brown, CEO of Futuri Daniel Anstandig, and the President of UF ...

What if you are watching TV, when the program is suddenly interrupted with this emergency alert warning: Civil authorities in your area have reported that the bodies of the dead are rising from their ...

Something big is going down in Fortnite as of a few minutes ago. After a new tease yesterday about the comet allegedly heading toward Tilted Towers, with rooftop watch parties put in the game, Epic ...

The Emergency Broadcast System is getting a modern-day upgrade -- moving from the television to the cell phone. Communications company Alcatel-Lucent recently announced the creation of the Broadcast ...