Evolution of EAS Required Weekly Tests (1999-2020)

This is a compilation of screen recordings of EAS Required Weekly Tests across the United States to see how far the EAS has come since 1999.

[Pentistry]

I believe the reason 2001 is super long is because they added so many counties for the test to be activated on.

[dj_rewind]

2001: HOLY CRAP THAT IS LONG! i like the chill music before that though.

[ajconlin]

I remember in 2010-2011, my siblings and I were watching a show featuring the Kratt brothers when all of a sudden the EAS went off and it scared us so bad. We all collectively had nightmares about it for he next few months.

[meme-xnwr]

Those tones that are long in 2001 is because of how many areas were added to that specific test. When one alert is sent out, those tones at the beginning, which are FSK uses frequencies to spell out each county. Since there are a lot of counties, and each has a long name (why Ohio, Why?), the FSK will take forever. Generally, FSK is fast, but sometimes it’s long when it spells out that much. You will find each one is longer and shorter for each. The ‘attention tone’ in real alerts is also specific to that kind of alert. For example, civil emergencies and weather emergency tones are different. Pretty interesting, eh? The only thing I don’t know is how the screen and sound on radios and television goes blank or to a specific screen. Are tones at so high a frequency that humans can’t hear played prior to the audible FSK? Like how does the equipment know a test or emergency message is about to play? The reason I say that is because in the 2002 one you can hear tones prior to the FSK

[selfryed]

Damn 2001's is longer than Ariana grande's high note

[jackwhite]

XD I turned on the captions & they said "ah" whenever the EAS made the noise

[damaniwilliams]

All Tests In order(With Station title if needed)

0:00 - Mediaone(Comcast), State of Indiana(1999)
0:20 - ABC 6(Or RTV 6) - 2000
0:28 - WBNX(The CW 55 in Ohio, and NYC) - 2001
0:50 - Mediaone/Comcast(State Of Illinois, I have a Old VHS Tape of this too) 2002
0:58 - Spectrum/Time Warner Cable(2005)
1:13 - Spectrum/Time Warner Cable(2006)
1:28 - WTTG-TV(Fox News 5 DC) During a Break Of Judge Joe. May 6th 2010
1:47 - Xfinity/Comcast(2011)
1:58 - Xfinity/Comcast (2012)
2:04 - Spectrum Cable(2013)
2:14 - Spectrum Cable(2014)
2:25 - National Weather Service Drill Test(2015)
2:54 - WJW(Or Fox 8) - 10/17/2016(Uses Attention Signal)
3:44 - The CW 7(04/04/2017)
3:54 - ABC Station(2018)
4:14 - Xfinity Streaming Set(2019)
4:30(Final) - CBS 2(2020)

You'll thank me later

[jacquelineamelie]

Damn some of those were annoying af. Cool video, thank you

[stopuploadingvideos]

i like how the 2019 at the beginning said 2 hours but it lasted for like 5 mins

[glorpz]

2001 is longer then 10 inch Tyrone slong

[GavinLarosaYT]

0:27
5 days later in nyc

it was 9/6/2001 during this recording 5 days later would be 9/11/2001

[defualted]

Captions thought the beeps were "a" and "Music"

[elec_trn]

when american dad starts speaking emergency alert

[C-Midori]

3:55 Y’know I miss when those Liberty commercials weren’t cringe.

[parasaturn]

2001 sounds like Sirenhead stepped on a lego

[MicrowavedCaprisun.]

youre kid is watching sesame street and 1:13

[YAIXOURN]

I regret watching this. I am terrified now ;-;

[PhaseYouTube]

1999: Let's blow the people's ears

[MarcusCollins]

Evolution of Canada's alert ready?

[botia]

yall saying 2001 is long what about 2018