The Emergency Alert System “has not reached its maximum usefulness thanks to the evolution of modern technology.” ...
The National Association of Broadcasters says the FCC’s “ground-up” review of EAS should not dismiss the system’s strongest ...
At its August Open Meeting, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to reexamine the Emergency Alert System. Now the NAB is making its voice heard, warning that modernization must preserve ...
Hackers are hijacking U.S. radio transmission equipment to broadcast bogus emergency messages and obscene language, the ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin is becoming a FEMA-approved Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Alerting Authority. The new system gives the city more capabilities to alert ...
Editor’s note: The above video is from previous, related coverage that was first reported on KXAN on August 26, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites will receive a test emergency alert on Monday, Sept. 29 ...