This national system is one of the best ways to obtain information during a major emergency.
The Emergency Alert System is a national public warning system that utilizes various broadcasters, etc. to share local and national alerts. This system is jointly managed by FEMA, the FCC and the National Weather Service. You’ve probably heard the test alerts on your TV or local FM radio station. While the same system, they aren’t our focus here.
From a preparedness standpoint, the most useful of the EAS system are the high-powered AM radio stations. Each of these stations transmit with 50,000 Watts. At night, its normal to hear them from hundreds of miles away and can be heard thousands of miles away if conditions are right.
| City & State | Station ID | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore, Maryland | WBAL | 1090 kHz |
| Birmingham, Alabama | WJOX | 690 kHz |
| Boston, Massachusetts | WBZ | 1030 kHz |
| Casper, Wyoming | KTWO | 1030 kHz |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | WBT | 1110 kHz |
| Chicago, Illinois | WLS | 890 kHz |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | WLW | 700 kHz |
| Cleveland, Ohio | WTAM | 1100 kHz |
| Denver, Colorado | KOA | 850 kHz |
| Des Moines, Iowa | WHO | 1040 kHz |
| Detroit, Michigan | WJR | 760 kHz |
| Hartford, Connecticut | WTIC | 1080 kHz |
| Houston, Texas | KTRH | 740 kHz |
| Jacksonville, Florida | WOKV | 690 kHz |
| Kansas City, Missouri | WHB | 810 kHz |
| Lexington, Nebraska | KRVN | 880 kHz |
| Miami, Florida | WAQI | 710 kHz |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | WTMJ | 620 kHz |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | WCCO | 830 kHz |
| Nashville, Tennessee | WSM | 650 kHz |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | WWL | 870 kHz |
| New York | WABC | 770 kHz |
| Norfolk, Virginia | WTAR | 850 kHz |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | KXNT | 840 kHz |
| Orlando, Florida | WFLF | 540 kHz |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | KDKA | 1020 kHz |
| Rochester, New York | WHAM | 1180 kHz |
| Saint Louis, Missouri | KMOX | 1120 kHz |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | KSL | 1160 kHz |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | KWKH | 1130 kHz |
| Washington, D.C. | WFED | 1500 kHz |
| City & State | Station ID | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | KDKA | 1020 kHz |
| Saint Louis, Missouri | KMOX | 1120 kHz |
| Denver, Colorado | KOA | 850 kHz |
| Lexington, Nebraska | KRVN | 880 kHz |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | KSL | 1160 kHz |
| Houston, Texas | KTRH | 740 kHz |
| Casper, Wyoming | KTWO | 1030 kHz |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | KWKH | 1130 kHz |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | KXNT | 840 kHz |
| New York | WABC | 770 kHz |
| Miami, Florida | WAQI | 710 kHz |
| Baltimore, Maryland | WBAL | 1090 kHz |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | WBT | 1110 kHz |
| Boston, Massachusetts | WBZ | 1030 kHz |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | WCCO | 830 kHz |
| Washington, D.C. | WFED | 1500 kHz |
| Orlando, Florida | WFLF | 540 kHz |
| Rochester, New York | WHAM | 1180 kHz |
| Kansas City, Missouri | WHB | 810 kHz |
| Des Moines, Iowa | WHO | 1040 kHz |
| Birmingham, Alabama | WJOX | 690 kHz |
| Detroit, Michigan | WJR | 760 kHz |
| Chicago, Illinois | WLS | 890 kHz |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | WLW | 700 kHz |
| Jacksonville, Florida | WOKV | 690 kHz |
| Nashville, Tennessee | WSM | 650 kHz |
| Cleveland, Ohio | WTAM | 1100 kHz |
| Norfolk, Virginia | WTAR | 850 kHz |
| Hartford, Connecticut | WTIC | 1080 kHz |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | WTMJ | 620 kHz |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | WWL | 870 kHz |
| City & State | Station ID | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando, Florida | WFLF | 540 kHz |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | WTMJ | 620 kHz |
| Nashville, Tennessee | WSM | 650 kHz |
| Birmingham, Alabama | WJOX | 690 kHz |
| Jacksonville, Florida | WOKV | 690 kHz |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | WLW | 700 kHz |
| Miami, Florida | WAQI | 710 kHz |
| Houston, Texas | KTRH | 740 kHz |
| Detroit, Michigan | WJR | 760 kHz |
| New York | WABC | 770 kHz |
| Kansas City, Missouri | WHB | 810 kHz |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | WCCO | 830 kHz |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | KXNT | 840 kHz |
| Denver, Colorado | KOA | 850 kHz |
| Norfolk, Virginia | WTAR | 850 kHz |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | WWL | 870 kHz |
| Lexington, Nebraska | KRVN | 880 kHz |
| Chicago, Illinois | WLS | 890 kHz |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | KDKA | 1020 kHz |
| Casper, Wyoming | KTWO | 1030 kHz |
| Boston, Massachusetts | WBZ | 1030 kHz |
| Des Moines, Iowa | WHO | 1040 kHz |
| Hartford, Connecticut | WTIC | 1080 kHz |
| Baltimore, Maryland | WBAL | 1090 kHz |
| Cleveland, Ohio | WTAM | 1100 kHz |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | WBT | 1110 kHz |
| Saint Louis, Missouri | KMOX | 1120 kHz |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | KWKH | 1130 kHz |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | KSL | 1160 kHz |
| Rochester, New York | WHAM | 1180 kHz |
| Washington, D.C. | WFED | 1500 kHz |
