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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E68TheShelter The Shelter]]", the Stocktons and their neighbors learn from a CONELRAD broadcast that unidentified objects believed to be missiles have been detected heading towards the United States. [[spoiler:A later CONELRAD broadcast reveals that they were satellites which pose no danger.]]

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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E68TheShelter "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E3TheShelter The Shelter]]", the Stocktons and their neighbors learn from a CONELRAD broadcast that unidentified objects believed to be missiles have been detected heading towards the United States. [[spoiler:A later CONELRAD broadcast reveals that they were satellites which pose no danger.]]
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* ''Film/ThePurge'' has a truly haunting one given the subject matter it is broadcasting;

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* ''Film/ThePurge'' ''Film/ThePurgeUniverse'' has a truly haunting one given the subject matter it is broadcasting;broadcasting:
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** Canada would begin dabbling in alert systems when the province of Alberta implemented its own warning system, the Alberta Emergency Public Warning System, following a devastating tornado that tore through Edmonton on July 31, 1987. Alerts could be disseminated through radio and [=TV=] to warn of threats like severe weather, wildfires, terrorist threats, and other threats to human safety. Several federal government backed attempts to develop a national alerting system in the 1990s and 2000s never came to fruition. The system was replaced by Alberta Emergency Alert in October 2011, which uses a distinctive two-tone alarm and, in addition to television and radio alerts, can also give alerts via social media, apps and messages sent directly to phones, in October 2011.
** The [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alert_Ready National Public Alerting System]], branded as Alert Ready in English and En Alerte in French, was launched on March 31, 2015. Alert Ready messages are distributed to [=TVs=], radios, and cell phones and can be targeted to specific geographic areas. Alerts can only be created by the federal agency Environment and Climate Change Canada, or authorized provincial/territorial emergency management agencies. Initially envisioned as a weather warning system, it is also used for civil emergencies, flood warnings, and Amber Alerts. Most provinces have also used it during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic to disseminate lockdown notices. It shares the same two-tone alarm used by Alberta Emergency Alert.

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** Canada would begin dabbling in alert systems when the province of Alberta implemented its own warning system, the Alberta Emergency Public Warning System, following a devastating tornado that tore through Edmonton on July 31, 1987. Alerts could be disseminated through radio and [=TV=] to warn of threats like severe weather, wildfires, terrorist threats, and other threats to human safety. Several federal government backed attempts to develop a national alerting system in the 1990s and 2000s never came to fruition. The system was replaced by Alberta Emergency Alert in October 2011, which uses a distinctive two-tone alarm and, in addition to television and radio alerts, can also give alerts via social media, apps and messages sent directly to phones, in October 2011.
** The After several attempts backed by the federal government to develop a national alerting system in the 1990s and 2000s never came to fruition, the [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alert_Ready National Public Alerting System]], branded System]] (branded as Alert Ready in English and En Alerte in French, French) was launched on March 31, 2015. Alert Ready messages are distributed to [=TVs=], radios, and cell phones and can be targeted to specific geographic areas. Alerts can only be created by the federal agency Environment and Climate Change Canada, or authorized provincial/territorial emergency management agencies. Initially envisioned as a weather warning system, it is also used for civil emergencies, flood warnings, and Amber Alerts. Most provinces have also used it during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic to disseminate lockdown notices. It shares the same two-tone alarm used by Alberta Emergency Alert.

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* '''UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}:''' Canada would begin dabbling in alert systems when the province of Alberta implemented its own warning system, the Alberta Emergency Public Warning System, following a devastating tornado that tore through Edmonton on July 31, 1987. Alerts could be disseminated through radio and [=TV=] to warn of threats like severe weather, wildfires, terrorist threats, and other threats to human safety. The system was replaced by Alberta Emergency Alert, which uses a distinctive two-tone alarm and, in addition to television and radio alerts, can also give alerts via social media, apps and messages sent directly to phones, in October 2011. On March 31, 2015, the entire nation would launch their own national warning system, Alert Ready, which is distributed nationwide to [=TVs=], radios, and cell phones. Alert Ready was first envisioned as a weather warning system but is also used for civil emergencies, flood warnings, and Amber Alerts. Most provinces have also used it during the 2020-2021 pandemic to disseminate lockdown notices. It shares the same two-tone alarm used by Alberta Emergency Alert.

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Canada would begin dabbling in alert systems when the province of Alberta implemented its own warning system, the Alberta Emergency Public Warning System, following a devastating tornado that tore through Edmonton on July 31, 1987. Alerts could be disseminated through radio and [=TV=] to warn of threats like severe weather, wildfires, terrorist threats, and other threats to human safety. Several federal government backed attempts to develop a national alerting system in the 1990s and 2000s never came to fruition. The system was replaced by Alberta Emergency Alert, Alert in October 2011, which uses a distinctive two-tone alarm and, in addition to television and radio alerts, can also give alerts via social media, apps and messages sent directly to phones, in October 2011. On 2011.
** The [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alert_Ready National Public Alerting System]], branded as Alert Ready in English and En Alerte in French, was launched on
March 31, 2015, the entire nation would launch their own national warning system, 2015. Alert Ready, which is Ready messages are distributed nationwide to [=TVs=], radios, and cell phones. Alert Ready was first phones and can be targeted to specific geographic areas. Alerts can only be created by the federal agency Environment and Climate Change Canada, or authorized provincial/territorial emergency management agencies. Initially envisioned as a weather warning system but system, it is also used for civil emergencies, flood warnings, and Amber Alerts. Most provinces have also used it during the 2020-2021 pandemic UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic to disseminate lockdown notices. It shares the same two-tone alarm used by Alberta Emergency Alert.
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** And in ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'' 2004 on the car radio.

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** And in ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'' 2004 ''Film/DawnOfTheDead2004'' on the car radio.
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* Naturally, this is the basis for WebOriginal/EASScenarios, which feature a wide variety of stories played out through the medium of emergency broadcast messages.

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* Naturally, this is the basis for WebOriginal/EASScenarios, WebVideo/EASScenarios, which feature a wide variety of stories played out through the medium of emergency broadcast messages.
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* '''[[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} The United Kingdom]]:''' The British emergency broadcast is limited to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_minute_warning "Four-Minute Warning"]], so called because its sole use was to warn the public that [[UsefulNotes/FromRussiaWithNukes the Soviets were attacking]], and the Soviet Union was close enough to Britain that they only had four minutes' advance notice before the bombs started dropping. The system was dismantled in 1992, not long after the Soviet Union was. Weather warnings and emergency messages are typically done through special news reports. The networks are particularly prepared for special broadcasts announcing the death of a member of UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily. They rehearse it for pretty much every member, each of whom has a protocol named [[ThemeNaming after a bridge]] (''e.g.'' "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_London_Bridge London Bridge]]" for the late Queen, "Forth Bridge" for Prince Philip, "Menai Bridge" for the King). The government retains the legal right to take over the broadcasting of the two biggest networks (the Creator/{{BBC}} and Creator/{{ITV}}) in the event of a national emergency but has not to date used this power. As a general rule of thumb, if the BBC ever interrupts programming with the phrase “This is the BBC from London,” it’s either because of the above or because something horrible is happening or is about to happen - these include natural disasters, the death of the Prime Minister, terror attacks or even in the unlikely event of a nuclear strike. In addition, the UK has recently adopted a Wireless Alert System similar to that used in the USA, which sends emergency alerts as notifications to compatible phones.

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* '''[[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} The United Kingdom]]:''' The British emergency broadcast is limited to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_minute_warning "Four-Minute Warning"]], so called because its sole use was to warn the public that [[UsefulNotes/FromRussiaWithNukes the Soviets were attacking]], and the Soviet Union was close enough to Britain that they only had four minutes' advance notice before the bombs started dropping. The system was dismantled in 1992, not long after the Soviet Union was. Weather warnings and emergency messages are typically done through special news reports. The networks are particularly prepared for special broadcasts announcing the death of a member of UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily. They rehearse it for pretty much every member, each of whom has a protocol named [[ThemeNaming after a bridge]] (''e.g.'' "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_London_Bridge London Bridge]]" for the late Queen, "Forth Bridge" for Prince Philip, "Menai Bridge" for the King). The government retains the legal right to take over the broadcasting of the two biggest networks (the Creator/{{BBC}} and Creator/{{ITV}}) in the event of a national emergency but has not to date used this power. As a general rule of thumb, if the BBC ever interrupts programming with the phrase “This is the BBC from London,” it’s either because of the above or because something horrible is happening or is about to happen - these include natural disasters, the death of the Prime Minister, terror attacks or even in the unlikely event of a nuclear strike. In addition, the UK has recently adopted a Wireless Alert System similar to that used in the USA, which sends emergency alerts as notifications to compatible phones.
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* ''VideoGame/GoneHome'' has the player's character return to an empty house, with the TV living room having a flood warning on a loop. This is a red herring to why nobody is in the house.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[DoNotAdjustYourSet Do not adjust your set,]][[ThisIsNotADrill this is not a drill.]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[DoNotAdjustYourSet Do not adjust your set,]][[ThisIsNotADrill set,]] [[ThisIsNotADrill this is not a drill.]]]]

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