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Emergency Alert System

U.S. radio/TV system for public alerts of threats to public safety since 1997
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Emergency Alert System

Summary

Emergency Alert System is an emergency population warning[1]. It draws 5,092 Wikipedia views per month (emergency_population_warning category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Emergency Alert System is in the country of United States[3].
  • Emergency Alert System's instance of is recorded as emergency population warning[4].
  • Emergency Alert System is operated by Federal Government of the United States[5].
  • Emergency Alert System is a type of warning system[6].
  • Emergency Alert System is part of Integrated Public Alert and Warning System[7].
  • Emergency Alert System's Commons category is recorded as Emergency Alert System[8].
  • January 1, 1997 marks the founding of Emergency Alert System[9].
  • Emergency Alert System's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Emergency Alert System[10].
  • Emergency Alert System's replaces is recorded as Emergency Broadcast System[11].

Body

Geography

Emergency Alert System is in the country of United States[3]. It is part of Integrated Public Alert and Warning System[7].

Designation and Status

Emergency Alert System's instance of is recorded as emergency population warning[4].

History and Context

January 1, 1997 marks the founding of Emergency Alert System[9].

Why It Matters

Emergency Alert System draws 5,092 Wikipedia views per month (emergency_population_warning category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 5w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → warning system
    Part of → Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
    Inception → +1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P3417]]: Emergency-Alert-System, Cleanup: remove self_stated_in refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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