Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Various recordings of the National Emergency Alert System Test that happened on October 4, 2023. After a day of work (and multiple re-renders later), it's finally here!
Once again, a huge thanks goes to IowanEASFan ( @theshitpostsofmsxdotgay976 ) for recording all but three (KWIT, KQNU, and KSUX; all three of which were my own) of the tests in this video.
RECORDINGS:
0:00 - SiriusXM Preview Channel [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
Although I was unable to get DIRECTV's relay, I sure as hell wanted to get SiriusXM's. I didn't have my radio hooked up at the time, but luckily a friend of mine did, whose recording is in this video.
0:53 - KWIT-FM (Siouxland Public Radio; NPR-affiliated station)
Strangely, they did not relay the state's monthly test from earlier that morning.
1:49 - K220HO (Pensacola College-affiliated translator) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
First capture from this station. Apparently it's a translator of a Christian station over in Florida.
2:37 - KMSC-FM (owned-and-operated by Morningside University) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
Surprised to see this station relay, as I tried capturing tests from this station in the past and they have never relayed those. As the video states, the skipping on this was not the fault of KMSC, rather a fault of Gqrx, the program that was used for recording this station.
3:07 - KGLI-FM (iHeart-affiliated Adult contemporary station) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
Although I monitored this station with my EASyPLUS, I think Iowan's recording turned out a lot better (plus, you don't get to hear bleedover from KSUX-FM in the background) so I decided to use that instead.
3:57 - KOBM-FM (Walnut Radio/Hickory Radio-affiliated station) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
4:46 - KWTN-FM (owned-and-operated by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
The only other recording I have of this station was when they played a YouTube video live on-air during the late hours of January 17, 2022. Here, you can hear the station as it would've normally operated plus the aforementioned test.
5:32 - KQNU-FM (Q-102; Powell-affiliated Adult contemporary station)
6:20 - KSUX-FM ("The Super Pig"; Powell-owned Country station)
Apologizes for the distorted (or 'demonic') audio. Either the reception was poor, I accidentally bumped the station up (or down) a frequency while preparing, or I had the volume turned up a bit too high yet again.
Various recordings of the National Emergency Alert System Test that happened on October 4, 2023. After a day of work (and multiple re-renders later), it's finally here!
Once again, a huge thanks goes to IowanEASFan ( @theshitpostsofmsxdotgay976 ) for recording all but three (KWIT, KQNU, and KSUX; all three of which were my own) of the tests in this video.
RECORDINGS:
0:00 - SiriusXM Preview Channel [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
Although I was unable to get DIRECTV's relay, I sure as hell wanted to get SiriusXM's. I didn't have my radio hooked up at the time, but luckily a friend of mine did, whose recording is in this video.
0:53 - KWIT-FM (Siouxland Public Radio; NPR-affiliated station)
Strangely, they did not relay the state's monthly test from earlier that morning.
1:49 - K220HO (Pensacola College-affiliated translator) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
First capture from this station. Apparently it's a translator of a Christian station over in Florida.
2:37 - KMSC-FM (owned-and-operated by Morningside University) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
Surprised to see this station relay, as I tried capturing tests from this station in the past and they have never relayed those. As the video states, the skipping on this was not the fault of KMSC, rather a fault of Gqrx, the program that was used for recording this station.
3:07 - KGLI-FM (iHeart-affiliated Adult contemporary station) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
Although I monitored this station with my EASyPLUS, I think Iowan's recording turned out a lot better (plus, you don't get to hear bleedover from KSUX-FM in the background) so I decided to use that instead.
3:57 - KOBM-FM (Walnut Radio/Hickory Radio-affiliated station) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
4:46 - KWTN-FM (owned-and-operated by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
The only other recording I have of this station was when they played a YouTube video live on-air during the late hours of January 17, 2022. Here, you can hear the station as it would've normally operated plus the aforementioned test.
5:32 - KQNU-FM (Q-102; Powell-affiliated Adult contemporary station)
6:20 - KSUX-FM ("The Super Pig"; Powell-owned Country station)
Apologizes for the distorted (or 'demonic') audio. Either the reception was poor, I accidentally bumped the station up (or down) a frequency while preparing, or I had the volume turned up a bit too high yet again.
