This is video of a civil alert yesterday from a WKTV Channel 2 Utica, NY.
They later posted on their twitter feed to ignore the alert.
What the -—?
WTF this was scrolled on a TV Station? No Source of where it came from? Wow!
This is video of a civil alert yesterday from a WKTV Channel 2 Utica, NY.
They later posted on their twitter feed to ignore the alert.
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The fake alert actually ran TWICE, as per the station’s Facebook page- 16 and 20 hours before the crash.
“Would you. Could you. On a train. Stand by for further instructions”
WKTV NEWSChannel 2 shared their post.
16 hrs ·
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UPDATE: Another warning message was sent out in error at 10:38 p.m.
There is no emergency. This message originated from FEMA as a test and had the National Location Code in it. Tests should not have that code as it is automatically re-transmitted. We apologize for any inconvenience.
We have contacted New York State Broadcasters Association who administers the Emergency Alert System in NY. We are working with FEMA to resolve this.
WKTV NEWSChannel 2
20 hrs ·
IMPORTANT NOTE - If you were watching our newscast around 6:17 p.m. you may have seen a “Hazardous Materials Warning” crawl across your screen. There is NO such warning. The message was an automated test which was not intended for public display. Again, there is NO warning. Our apologies for the confusion this may have caused.