Phones, TVs, and Radios Are Set to Alert Nationwide Today In Alert Drill

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On Wednesday, Oct. 4, at approximately 2:20 p.m. Eastern time, two odd-sounding national alerts will go off on all TVs, radios and phones.

Just remember: this is only a test. The messages are part of a nationwide test conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission.

The point of these alerts is to test out the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency System.

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