FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), postponed the nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) until October 3 due to ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Florence.If you have a smartphone, you will first hear a tone followed by a text message that reads: “THIS IS A TEST of the national wireless emergency alert system, no action is needed.” The nationwide wireless test is scheduled for 10:18 am Alaska Time, followed by a radio and TV broadcast EAS at 10:20 am Alaska Time on Wednesday, October 3rd.For further information on the test, go to https://www.fema.gov/emergency-alert-test.

Electricity to Shoemaker Bay will shut off on Monday, September 24th to accommodate the Shoemaker Bay renovation project. Consequently, KSTK's Shoemaker Bay translator that broadcasts on frequency 91.9 fm will not be powered for the duration of the project. This will affect radio reception south of Nemo Point until approximately the end of December.