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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 intruders have hijacked US radio gear to turn emergency broadcast tones into ...
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 ...
Yahoo

Emergency alert controversy: No risk FEMA alert will activate body's chemicals | Fact check

A Sept. 20 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a video of a man urging people to turn off their cellphones during an upcoming test of the emergency broadcast system. “This test will be ...