Emergency Alert System
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Emergency Alert System has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025). Highlighted as a critical function of AM radio for public safety.
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national warning system in the United States designed to allow authorized officials to broadcast emergency alerts and warning messages to the public via cable, satellite and broadcast television and AM, FM and satellite radio. Informally, Emergency Alert System is sometimes conflated with its mobile phone counterpart Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), a different but related system. However, both the EAS and WEA, among other systems, are coordinated under the
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
| Field | Emergency management / Public safety communications |
| Domain | Public Safety |
Who talks about Emergency Alert System on podcasts?
Josh Clark brought up Emergency Alert System; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
- AM Radio: Solid Gold | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025) — Josh Clark
What is Emergency Alert System mentioned alongside?
Emergency Alert System is most often mentioned alongside AM radio, Chicago Auditorium and Georgia Bulldogs.
Affiliated with: AM radio
Mentioned together: Chicago Auditorium, Georgia Bulldogs, Honda, Born Losers Records, Stuff You Should Know, Mellow Gold, Madison, Wisconsin, Montreal, Akran, Ohio, Big Cat