FEMA and FCC to Conduct Nationwide Test on 10/4/2023

FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) tomorrow, Wednesday, October 4, at 2:20 p.m.  Beginning at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET, cell towers will broadcast the test for approximately 30 minutes. During this time, WEA-compatible wireless phones that are switched …