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Every U.S. TV & Radio Station Will Be Affected By Emergency Test
Just like Canada's emergency system occasionally conducts a test to see if the thing is working, all U.S. radio and TV stations will be issuing an alert at the same time next week.
On November 17th, the alert will go out at approx. 2:30 PM, with every station in the U.S. required to carry it. So if you're listening to a radio station or watching afternoon talk shows from there, you'll be affected by it for a few minutes.
It's nothing new to either medium, of course. Many of us old enough to have watched TV in the 60s probably recall the "test" of the emergency broadcast system that used to interrupt Commander Tom on Channel 7 in the afternoon. They used to scare the hell out of me as a kid!
Every American TV & Radio Station To Test Emergency Alert System Next Week
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I wonder what happens here if the test occurs during a simsubbed program. I remember several years ago, when Buffalo was having a severe snow storm, WGRZ, WIVB and WKBW ran a continuoous scroll across the bottom of the screen indicating event cancellations and school closings. Because of that, simsub rules did not apply.
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Re: Every U.S. TV & Radio Station Will Be Affected By Emergency Test
The November test of Canada's AlertReady system will be next Wednesday, November 18th, with all provinces and territories on the schedule this time around. It'll be Ontario's turn to be tested at 12:55pm Eastern.
Next one after that will be in May, during Emergency Preparedness Week.
Last edited by bmaudioworks (November 11, 2026 9:03 am)