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At about 1:55 pm today continuing for several minutes, all channels on all my set-top boxes were displaying EAS on the front panel and the TV's were seeing an "Emergency Alert System" test message that said this was a required periodic test.I have seen this happen at one channel only at various times but never on all channels at the same time. How often are such tests performed? Is it a Federal Law or do all networks do that on their own or was done only by Verizon FiOS?
I was watching a news program and they were in the middle of a discussion about terror threats and then this "Emergency Alert System" appeared on all channels so I was momentarily concerned until I realized it was only a test.
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It is a federal regulation that all broadcasters in the US must adhere to.
In this case, the cable company, FiOS, received the EAS test signal and was required to broadcast it.
Usually they do this in the early morning if it was a test, so that is strange.
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Yea, I get those weekly alerts. Sometimes 2 or 3 nights in a row.
I guess if one station broadcasts an alert then the cable co. may be required to send it out all across the board.
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The last time we received an EAS message it lasted for one hour. Next time that happens, I am calling in! 🙂
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I completely understand how the EAS system can be triggered when expanding the Fios service area. However - riddle me this - how do you justify the EAS system changing channels to something completely different and then holding the DVR hostage? And then this happens multiple times in an hour? and then changing the channel to something pornographic? Who is running the show at 400 EST in the morning? College dropouts? Never have I been so embarassed as what happened when the EAS system took over my system the other morning while watching Red Eye, and having my girlfriend exposed to such trash.
Ugh. Hope this never ever happens again.
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Emergency Alert System Test.
11-9-11 2pm EST, Federal Emergency Management Agency (‘FEMA’) first nationally announced date and time for a test of the “Emergency Alert System” on a Federal level was a failure. I have ‘Fios’ and was watching a ‘DVR’ program, recording to the ‘DVR’ and was not interrupted for this “First National Test of the Emergency Alert System.”
Verizon says they have no control of FEMA's “Emergency Alert System” testing. And it seems that no one has control of the testing.
What I mean by an interruption, the “Fios Box” should have stopped any and all programs being recorded, stops the playing the ‘DVR’ program you are watching and any ‘live’ program. The “Fios Box” runs only the “Emergency Alert System Test” on all channels, then drops you in the last ‘live’ channel you were on with an interruption or lost of about a 1 min. on ‘live’ channels and about 1 min. on recorded programs.
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I live in Los Angeles County. I receive uncoordinated and unannounced tests of the “Emergency Alert System” from five Counties. Each one is independent from each other. This means each one of the 5 county runs their own uncoordinated and unannounced test of the “Emergency Alert System.” The counties are: Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County Riverside County and Ventura County. The counties run weekly and /or monthly uncoordinated and unannounced test of the “Emergency Alert System.”
I am half way threw Oct. 2012 and have had 16 uncoordinated and unannounced test of the “Emergency Alert System” for the month.
Below is a list of recorded programs interruption by “Emergency Alert System Test” to date for the month of October 18, 2012:
10-4-12 Thu 5:13am Antiques Roadshow, 188 - Ovation
10-4-12 Thu 5:16am Antiques Roadshow, 188 - Ovation
10-9-12 Tue 4:38am Antiques Roadshow, 188 - Ovation
10-11-12 Thu 12:23am Attack of the 50 ft. Cheerleader 395 - Epix
10-11-12 Thu 12:23am Dead of Night, 230 - TMC
10-11-12 Thu 2:42am Terror Trip, 870 - SHO2 HDw
10-11-12 Thu 2:42am In America, 920 - Max HD
10-14-12 Sun 1:10am In Bruges, 929 - ATMAX HD
10-15-12 Mon 10:14pm The Brokaw Files, 125 - Milty
10-16-12 Tue 5:04am Ghosts of Goldfield, 388 - TMCxtr w
10-16-12 Tue 5:05am Ghosts of Goldfield, 388 - TMCxtr w
10-18-12 Thu 2:32am Monte Carle, 908 - HBOcom HD
10-18-12 Thu 2:32am The Plague of the Zombies, 230 - TCM
10-18-12 Thu 10:23am Antiques Roadshow, 188 - Ovation
10-18-12 Thu 1:25pm Commanders at War, 125 - Milty
10-18-12 Thu 4:22 pm C.I.A. Secrets, 125 - Milty
On October 18, 2012, I had 5 uncoordinated and unannounced test of the
“Emergency Alert System.”
Uncoordinated and unannounced test of the “Emergency Alert System” for
June - September 2012 was from 8 to 13 interruptions each month.
Is our country at a war and these test must be done or what ? ? ? ? ?
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November 11, 2012
I live in Los Angeles County. I am subject to at least 5 counties each month running their own uncoordinated and unannounced test of the “Emergency Alert System.”
This interrupts all channels: Stopping recorded programs and interrupts what I am curently watching.
Uncoordinated and unannounced test of the “Emergency Alert System” for
October 19, 2012 - October 31, 2012
10-21-12 Sun 1:10am Pulp Fiction 905 - HBOsighDw
10-21-12 Sun 1:10am Ghosts of Goldfield 887 - TMCxtr HD
10-26-12 Wed 11:50pm Ultimate Weapons 125 - Milty
10-26-12 Wed 11:50pm Spirits of the Dead 230 - TCM
10-25-12 Thu 4:26am Fortress 928 - WMAX HD
10-27-12 Sat 7:21pm Weapons Of W W 2 / Sands of Iwo Jima 1949 John Wayne 125 - Milty
10-28-12 Sun 1:10am Goin’ Back - Iwo Jima 125 - Milty
10-28-12 Sun 1:10am The Tempest 865 - Sho HD
10-29-12 Mon 10:32pm Elizabeth 1998 188 - Ovation
Is our country at a war and these test must be done or what ? ? ? ? ?
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Thanks for this. I get the same EAS as you do, as I live in Orange County. It does get exteremly annoying.
It is worse for me, as I use Windows Media Center and there is a bug where I have to restart WMC every time to clear the bar (known MS Issue).
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the EAS scares the crap out of my two year old 😞
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November 20, 2012
I live in Los Angeles County. I am subject to at least 5 counties each month running their own uncoordinated and unannounced test of the “Emergency Alert System.”
The “Emergency Alert System Test” (EAS) interrupts all channels,
Stopping recorded programs and Interrupts what I am currently watching.
Uncoordinated and unannounced test of the “Emergency Alert System” for
November 1, 2012 - November 15, 2012
11-1-12 Thu 2:02am Cracks 867 - ShoShc HD
11-1-12 Thu 2:02am Katie Morgan’s Quiz Show 901 - HBO HD w
11-2-12 Fri 10:12pm The Grudge 926 - ThrMax HD
11-4-12 Sun 1:10am Infamous Assassinations 125 - Milty
11-4-12 Sun 1:10am Howard the Duck 907 - HBOfam HDw
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11-4-12 Sun 1:10am Log Howard the Duck 907 - HBOfam HDw
11-4-12 Sun 1:10am Shootout 126 - Mil Hist
11-6-12 Mon 11:41am The Jack Benny Program 466 - AntennaTV
11-6-12 Mon 11:41am Book of Love 887 - TMCcxtr HD
11-8-12 Thu 3:57am Lost Horizon 230 - TCM
11-8-12 Thu 11:12pm The Jack Benny Program 466 - AntennaTV
11-8-12 Thu 11:12pm World War 2 in Color 125 - Milty
11-8-12 Thu 3:57am Femme Fatales 921 - Max HD w
11-11-12 Sun 1:10am Click 840 - Starz1H
11-11-12 Sun 1:10am Twelve 885 - TMC HD
11-12-12 Mon 10:53pm Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars 189 - BBC AM
11-12-12 Mon 11:12pm World War2 in Color 125 - Mility
11-15-12 Thu 3:02am Shadow Island Mysteries 885 - TMC HD
11-15-12 Thu 3:02am Wes Craven’s New Nightmare 903 - HBO2HDw
Is our country at “War” and these test must be done or what ? ? ? ? ?
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