Customers report strange emergency message

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Customers report strange emergency message from White House appearred on TV screens

The message, claiming to be an emergency alert issued by The White House, notified viewers that their programming was being re-directed to another channel. The alert is part of the EAN or Emergency Alert Notification. Engineers with FOX 5 say the alert can only be activated by the President in times of emergency.


http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/26882632/u-verse-customers-report-strange-emergency-message

 

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Callers from across the FOX 5 viewing area reported the message.

There are no known actual emergency alerts that would have prompted activation of the government's Emergency Alert Notification System, which is used by broadcasters and the government to warn of emergency situations.