The proposal calls for a penalty of $146,976 against ESPN for violating the Emergency Alert System (EAS ... The FCC said the tones were used “in the absence of an actual emergency.” ...

Fox did just that in a recent broadcast, using a designated alarm tone for an advert. This quickly drew the attention of the Federal Communication Commission. The Emergency Alert System is Not To ...

Here’s a piece of advice to media producers – do NOT play emergency alert tones in any advertising that you do or else it is going to cost you big time. This is a lesson that ESPN has ...

As the storms move in, your phone may sound an emergency alert, warning you of the approaching danger. But how do these ...

A series of severe storms triggered tornado warnings and tornado watches in much of central and northern Illinois on March 19 ...

got a rude surprise. First came the discordant tone of the Emergency Alert System — you know the sound, usually signaling a test, no big deal — then came the message, delivered in a somber ...

The sirens will simultaneously sound an alert tone and then sequentially broadcast a voice message announcing, "This is a test of the Homewood campus emergency warning system." Those who have ...