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 ...

The proposal calls for a penalty of $146,976 against ESPN for violating the Emergency Alert System (EAS ... The FCC said the ...

Just before 4 p.m. Thursday local time, cell phones rang out with emergency alert tones warning residents to evacuate – a mistake that county officials blamed on technical problems. Another ...

Americans should prepare to hear their devices "blare out the distinctive, jarring electronic warning tone of an emergency alert," USA Today reported. The government typically uses the alert to ...