This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System.   This is only a test.











This has been a test of the Emergency Broadcast System.  The broadcasters
of your community in voluntary cooperation with FCC and other federal
authorities have developed this test to notify you in the event of an
actual emergency,  the signal you just heard would have been followed by
official news and information.





Well, to tell you the truth, if this had been an ACTUAL emergency, chances
are that we here at the studio would be too busy scrambling to save our
own butts that nobody would probably remember to flip the switch to make
that "Signal" happen.



Come to think of it,  what is it with that obnoxious signal?  That heinous
noise has been plaguing the ears of the television viewers for the past
twenty years and it's never even been used!  Why hasn't it ever been
changed?  Did the FCC "compose" it, and now do they collect royalties every
time it's played?  better they play "Eve of Destruction" if you ask me.

I guess, then, this "Test" is actually a capitalistic ploy by the guys at
the FCC to cash in on making the general public think they give two hoots
about keeping them informed when it's time that the Earth decides to
blow up.  As if official news saying, "Well, The Earth's blowing up" is
going to do any good anyways.  What are we supposed to do in that case?
"Duck and cover?"



this concludes this test of the Emergency Broadcast System.