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”.

The monthly test of the all-hazard statewide Outdoor Siren Warning System, along with the live audio broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is set for 11:45 a.m. Monday, March 2.

There was an incorrect emergency message broadcast on the emergency broadcast system on Wednesday. The first Wednesday of each month, St. Louis County tests it’s emergency broadcast system ...

American Public Media has received a particularly costly reminder of the FCC’s zero-tolerance stance on improper Emergency Alert System tone use after tones were inadvertently aired across nearly 550 ...

It won't matter if you're in a board meeting in Sydney; on a tractor outside Goomalling, or walking the dog in Launceston. If your phone is switched on, it will probably screech out the new national ...