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What's that sound? Why your phone, TV and radio are blaring today

What's that sound? Why your phone, TV and radio are blaring today

At around 2:20 p.m. ET (or 11:20 p.m. PT), your cellphone, TV and radio will blare with loud alerts. It might sound scary and disarming, but it's nothing to worry about. It's all part of two governmental system tests.

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