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The National Public Warning System, also known as the Primary Entry Point (PEP) stations, is a network of 77 radio stations that are, in coordination with FEMA, used to originate emergency alert and warning information to the public before, during, and after incidents and disasters.
The broadcast triggered the EAS on some broadcasters and cable systems; the program's distributor iHeartMedia was fined $1 million by the FCC for the incident. [19] In 2016 or 2017, KUCO-LD in the Sacramento Valley area of California conducted an unauthorized test of the EAS. However, the message read in Spanish said that the activation was for ...
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Doomsday scenarios are possible events that could cause human extinction or the destruction of all or most life on Earth (a "true" or "major" Armageddon scenario), or alternatively a "lesser" Armageddon scenario in which the cultural, technological, environmental or social world is so greatly altered it could be considered like a different world.
This is only a test." (mainly radio stations used this particular announcement) "This is a test. (Name of Host Station) is conducting a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test." "This is a test. This station is conducting a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test." "This is a test of the Emergency ...
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The EAS can be activated by national, state, regional, or local authorities, including police, fire, weather, and other governmental authorities. EAS is often activated when an unpredicted emergency such as a tornado, earthquake, or release of toxic gas happens. The vast majority of EAS alerts are generated by the National Weather Service.
On May 12, 2021, Emergency Management BC accidentally re-issued a test alert that had been used for the biannual provincial test one week prior. [ 92 ] On March 1, 2023, an Alberta Emergency Alert test was accidentally issued a total of nine times, with seven issued at the originally scheduled time, and two more several minutes later.