All cell phones are expected to get an emergency alert test Wednesday afternoon.
continue to be effective means of warning the public about emergencies, particularly those on the national level."The test
starts at approximately 2:20pm ET on Oct. 4 and "cell towers will broadcast the test for approximately 30 minutes," according to the release.If the Oct. 4 test is postponed due to significant events like widespread severe weather, the backup test date will be Oct. 11, the release said. will display in either English or in Spanish, depending on the language settings of the wireless handset.
The message that appears on the phones will read: "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed."is accompanied by "a unique attention signal and vibration, which is particularly helpful to people with hearing or vision-related disabilities," the FCC If you're on a phone call at the time of the alert test, the message and tone will be delayed until you hang up, FEMAThose who have alerts turned off for other warnings like Amber alerts will still get the FEMA notification, the FCCTo get the test message on Wednesday, your device must be on and cannot be in airplane mode.will also be sent to radio, television broadcasts, cable systems, satellite radio and wireline video providers.
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