We're Here to Occupy Your Mainstream Media.
Just a reminder. At 1pm tomorrow (2pm Eastern Standard Time - Wed the 9th of November) the Liberals (you know who you are) will be occupying the entire national media as a protest against Wall Street.
The Occupy MSM Moment will air over all broadcast radio and television stations, cable television, satellite radio and television systems, and wireline video service systems for 30 seconds. It will not involve Internet services or cell phones.
Please Stay Tuned after the Emergency Broadcast Squiggle for further announcements.
This is a test. This is only a test. A test to see how many heads pop.
The real story:
Nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test Introduction
FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will conduct the first nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test on November 9, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
FEMA, the FCC, and NOAA’s vision for improving the EAS is incremental, which means testing the readiness and effectiveness of the EAS as it currently exists today is the first step. A more effective and functional EAS requires continual testing to identify necessary improvements so that all levels of the system can better serve our communities and deliver critical information that will save lives and property.
Further details:
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The alert and warning landscape is in an important state of transition; from the current system of radio, television, cable, satellite, and wireline broadcast media-based alerting to a future system that integrates new technologies for a more universal access to alert and warning messages. Future testing of the EAS will assess the effectiveness and reliability of other technologies to achieve the ultimate goal of timely alert and warning to American public in the preservation of life and property.
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Nationwide EAS Test Reminders
•An Emergency Action Notification (EAN) live-code will be used for the Test.
•The test will last approximately 30 seconds.
•The Washington D.C. FIPS code will be used for the Test.
•An End of Message (EOM) will be used to close the EAN (an Emergency Action Termination will NOT be used).
•You should have at least two monitoring sources (review your State EAS Plan).
•NOAA Weather Radio will NOT carry the EAN- check with your SECC/LECC for monitoring sources.
•The Test will NOT use a CAP message nor evaluate CAP compliance.
•The National Weather Service is rescheduling their Required Weekly Test for Tuesday November 8th.
•If you do not have a PEP source, you may be able to monitor your local National Public Radio member station (contact NPR Headquarters).
•Properly configure your EAS Device (see the EAS Best Practices Guide in the handouts section and visit the EAS Device manufacturer website)
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http://www.fema.gov/...
Sorry. Given the last few years worth of ObamaFEMAphobia from the rightwing fringe, I just could not resist.
Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.
8:25 PM PT: Important Update:
Any connection between this test and the near-earth passage of the large asteroid named 2005 YU55 is being denied by official sources.
According to the Voice of America, the last time an asteroid this big passed this close was, wait for it, 1976. http://www.voanews.com/...
It's hard to believe the last time an asteroid this big passed this close was in America's Bicentennial Year.
You all know what that means.