National EAS Test in November

A National EAS Test is scheduled for November 17, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET.  If your participating station has not already filed the ETRS Form One in preparation for the test, today – October 30 – is the deadline to complete that filing. Form One tells the FCC about your current equipment, software, location, monitoring stations and contact information.

Within 48 hours of the November 17^th test, stations must file ETRS Form Two to report whether they received and retransmitted the test.  The form will be available in ETRS immediately following the test and must be filed by 2:00 pm ET November 19^th.

Once the ETRS Form Two is filed, stations will be able to immediately prepare and file the ETRS Form Three to report any issues or problems with the receipt or retransmission of the test, but will have until January 4, 2027 to make that final filing.

Stations should check equipment for functionality and be sure the latest software is installed.

If you need assistance accessing ETRS or would like to preview test responsibilities by watching instructional videos, all of those links can be found in the FCC’s National EAS Test public notice.