At 11:18 am PDT, October 3, 2018, a national test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) will broadcast to radio, TV, cable stations and wireless carriers (text messages).

The test is coordinated by FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).  The test is not affiliated with University of Oregon Alerts.

Read the Around the O story for more information.