Once upon a time, telephones were primarily point-to-point communications systems. There were options for three-way and conference calls out there, but by and large the plain old telephone system was ...

The government on Saturday launched a nationwide Cell Broadcast System (CBS), enabling near real-time, geo-targeted emergency alerts to mobile phones, in a move aimed at strengthening India's disaster ...

A nationwide disaster alert system designed to scream through silent modes and wake millions in real-time has been temporarily put on hold over technical issues. Just a month after its high-profile ...

Oregon has two emergency alert systems. One is automatic, the other is opt-in. It’s good to have both. Multnomah County tested its emergency alert system Thursday. Oregon has two systems, OR Alert and ...

HeartMedia and New York Public Radio back the EAS software-based model while NPR cautions against scope creep.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will no longer administer a grant program that has so far provided millions of dollars to local television and radio stations to upgrade the equipment they use ...

Radio World concludes a special series summarizing questions being asked by the FCC about how to make the Emergency Alert ...

BARTON COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) - Barton County Emergency Services is rolling out a new emergency alert system available to county ...

Denton County officials plan to test emergency alerts on April 2 as part of a statewide Emergency Alert System drill. Denton County and some of its municipalities will trigger tests for outdoor ...