The first-ever test of a National Emergency Alert System (EAS) will occur 2PM EST, November 9, 2011.
This test is unique in several ways. If you’re familiar with the annoying, attention-getting loud buzz tone on your radio, and the now-rare similar test on teevee and cable, you may have some idea of what to expect.
And yet, since the 1963 initiation of the Emergency Broadcast System – which became the EAS in 1994 – new communication venues have emerged – not the least of which include Internet-based sites & modes such as VOIP – including cellular telephones, SMS (text) messages, satellite television & radio, and more.
What is especially problematic with the advent of these new technologies, is that Read the rest of this entry »
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