How the U.S.’s National Emergency Alert System Works | WSJ
October 4, 2023
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as posted by the channelToday FEMA is testing its ability to send emergency alerts to cellphones, TVs and radio on a nationwide scale. The test is a chance to make sure the federal government can alert the entire country in the event of a nationwide emergency. Since 2012, local authorities have sent over 86,000 messages through the wireless alert system to mobile devices.
WSJ looks at why this alert happened and gives a background on the tech behind emergency alerts.
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