So What Happens In A REAL Emergency? First Test Of National Alert System Flops As Many Viewers Don't Get The Message (And Some Hear Lady Gaga Instead) -- Daily Mail
* First nationwide emergency alert test scheduled for 2pm EST
* Broadcast failed on many radio stations and cable channels
* Viewers got the message late or not at all, or saw a black screen
* Some cable customers heard a Lady Gaga record playing over the alert
It is a relic from the Cold War, designed to get information from the White House to the people, should the worst happen.
And there was something distinctly 20th century about the first test of the national alert system- immediately derided as 'a flop'.
Around the country, the planned interruption to all television, cable and radio channels at 2pm EST today came late or not at all, sparking fears about what would happen in a real emergency.
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Update: Poor Grades for Emergency Alert Test -- ABC News
My Comment: So the test was a flop .... I am sure the next one will be done better.