Don’t panic. It’s only a test. A nationwide test, that is. At about 2:20 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, every cell phone, television set and radio in the country will emit the familiar beeping noise ...

New York (CNN) — Today was the day for the US government’s big emergency alert drill, which sent a test message to every TV, radio and cell phone in the nation. Starting at approximately 2:20 pm ET on ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — “THIS IS A TEST”: If you have a cellphone or were watching television Wednesday, you should have seen that message flash across your screen as the federal government tested its ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — “THIS IS A TEST”: If you ...