Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test 11/9/11

This Wednesday, November 9 at 2:00 p.m. the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other federal partners will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). FEMA says the test will last thirty seconds. During this period, regularly scheduled television, radio, cable, and satellite shows will be interrupted as the system is being tested. For more on the test visit http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm