FEMA will test a nationwide emergency alert system on all phones, radio and television at 2:20pm ET Wednesday.

<div class="block">FEMA will test a nationwide emergency alert system on all phones, radio and television at 2:20pm ET Wednesday.</div>

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FEMA to Test Emergency Alert System Wednesday

And today, everybody in the US is going to share a special moment at 2 20 pm Eastern Standard Time. Today is the day that the federal Emergency management agency or FEMA is testing the nationwide emergency alert system. The alert is scheduled to go into all phones as well as radios and televisions at 2 20 pm Eastern time. The agency says wireless providers will transmit the national test for 30 minutes but that your phone should only receive it once.