Tuesday, November 10, 2026

FCC Announces Nationwide emergency Alert Test, Novemner 2026

"FEMA will transmit the nationwide test of the EAS at 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), on November 17, 2026, using the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). The test will be disseminated in English and Spanish as a Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) message using the Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System (NPT) event code." 

"If conditions on that date require the rescheduling of the test, it will be conducted on December 3, 2026."

  https://www.fcc.gov/consumer-governmental-affairs/fcc-announces-nationwide-emergency-alert-system-test-november-17-2026

  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-989A1.pdf