Indiana 1 of 24 States, Territories in largest ever EAS test
Posted February 23, 2016 6:00 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana will be one of 24 states, territories and districts participating in the largest-to-date test of the Emergency Alert System.
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security says test is due to be held Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. EST and 1:20 p.m. CST.
The test is voluntary for broadcasters and will be similar to the monthly emergency alert tests that the public sees on a regular basis. It is expected to last about one minute and will verify the delivery and broadcast of a national test message and assess the readiness for distribution of a national-level test message.
The test message which appears on television and sounds on radio is nearly identical to the regular monthly test messages of the Emergency Alert System.
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