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FCC sounds alarm after emergency tones turned into potty-mouthed radio takeover

Agency flags hijacks of insecure studio-to-transmitter gear after attackers pipe in fake alerts and vulgar audio Malicious ...
USA Today

Massive emergency alert test scheduled to hit your phone on Wednesday. Here's what to know.

Get ready to not freak out. On Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. EDT, every TV, radio and cellphone in the United States should blare out the distinctive, jarring electronic warning tone of an emergency ...
Big Island Now

Monthly statewide siren test, audio broadcast segment is scheduled for Monday

The monthly test of the all-hazard statewide Outdoor Siren Warning System, along with the live audio broadcast segment of the ...
WUSA

Why millions of phones started blaring on Wednesday

WASHINGTON — Around 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time (or a little closer to 2:18 p.m. Eastern) on Wednesday, Oct. 4, millions of cellphones, TVs and radios across the country sent out an alert as part of a ...