FEMA EAS Test [Live Thread]

FEMA ^ | 11/9/11

[hoagy62]

Okay everyone...approaching 2:00pm Eastern...ready for the "Big EAS Test"?

[Raebie]

I have TWC and it lasted like 45 seconds.

[brytlea]

Mine went to a commercial. My takeaway is that in case of emergency I should buy some sort of medical insurance.....

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Bless her heart, the test couldn’t keep Bachmann off of the airwaves.

Did you know she was a Mom and a Foster Mom?

[cmsgop]

Nothing on Seattle TV , just Seattle radio unless I missed it

[Lazamataz]

The Feds could f*** up a wet dream.

[ColdOne]

That happens each time 0 goes on camera.

[Squeeky]

Same here. Megyn Kelly was on, and never went off.

[andy58-in-nh]

I’m going to go take a shower. Let me know what happens.

[animal172]

It happened here while I was lusting over Megyn on Fox. Geesh! My hair is starting to fall out. What have they done??????

[OB1kNOb]

Did Megyn Kelly talk over it?

She mentioned it was coming up in the next minute, and then nothing happened. I quit watching a couple of minutes after that.

[ctdonath2]

[hoagy62]

It looks like for a LOT of cable and TV systems, it WAS a fail.

THAT is exactly what the purpose of the test was for...find out where it doesn’t work and why.

I think a LOT of station engineers are going to be working on this. I also suspect that due to what appears to me to be an EPIC FAIL in many places, I’d be willing to bet there’s going to be another one before the next year is half over.

[Wurlitzer]

No interruption on TNT just a short crawler. Sure glad these clowns are not in control of Air Traffic or the border.

Oh WAIT! We are screwed.

[Deo volente]

Markets started dropping fast right at 2 PM. Dow is off 345 points now.

[Hot Tabasco]

I have Time Warner Cable, its STILL on EAS..

If it's still on EAS, unplug your cable box, wait 30 seconds then plug it back in.......

[Biggirl]

Kept my earth radio OFF.

[Lurker]

It lasted all of about 10 seconds after the tone here with no additional audio, not even the usual "this is a test..."

I swear to God the Feds couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were printed on the heel.

[onemiddleamerican]

OK, it seems that some people had the EAS message on their TVs and radios, and some didn’t. And some apparently, still don’t have their regular broadcasts back. So maybe we should say what happened in our area, and also say whether we are in red or blue area. It may be a plot.

;-)

[Biggirl]

I would love to be the lady who runs in and smashes that screen. LOL SARC.

[Sarah Barracuda]

I dont know if it matters what state you live in but Im in Cali and it said it would last til 11:18AM..I was watching Fox News at the time and Im hearing background promos for Fox 11 news shows and 80s music