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FEMA and FCC Plan August 11 Nationwide Emergency Alert Test
Alerts will be sent to TVs, radios and cell phones that have opted-in for text messages
Aug. 11 Is the Next National EAS Test
A dozen PEP stations had technical issues in the 2019 test
FEMA Makes Archive of IPAWS Alerts Available
Provides a reference of historical CAP alert data, though it's not for real-time monitoring
FEMA Effort Provides Masks to Broadcasters
State associations are the conduit; NAB is helping coordinate
IPAWS Guidelines for Coronavirus Shared by FEMA
Insights into when, how emergency alerts can be sent out through IPAWS
FEMA to Test ATSC 3.0 Alerting Technology
The federal agency in charge of managing national emergencies will conduct tests on the advanced alerting capabilities of ATSC 3.0, the new broadcast transmission standard now under development.
