This is a listing of the Required Weekly Test (RWT) and the Required Monthly Test (RMT) of the Emergency Alerting System (EAS) to be sent on WPR. All of the designated State Relay stations in Wisconsin are members of Wisconsin Public Radio. Routine Weekly EAS Tests initiated by Wisconsin Public Radio will begin at 59 minutes after the hour.

The Required Monthly Test (RMT) will occur on the First Wednesday of the month. Wisconsin stations should receive an RMT from their regional NOAA weather station on odd months at approximately 8:50am. On even months stations should receive an RMT either from the Educational Communications Board (ECB) Telecommunications Operations Center or from the Wisconsin Emergency Management office (WEM) at Truax Field in Madison, through the State Relay stations at approximately 11:50pm.

If an RMT is carried by the Wisconsin Public Radio stations, they will normally NOT carry a Weekly Test since only one test per week is required. If for some reason a Required Weekly Test is missed or impaired, it will be "made up" on the Friday of that week at the same scheduled time of day. Here are some handy EAS and Amber Alert documents:

• Current Wisconsin EAS Plan
• Wisconsin 2003 Amber Alert Handbook (Word) as well as:
  • Amber Alert Plan Appendix A - Committee Members (Word)
  • Amber Alert Plan Appendix B - Alert Station Map (Word)
  • Amber Alert Plan Appendix C - Memorandum of Understanding (Word)
  • Amber Alert Plan Appendix D - Plan Signatories(Word)
• New EAS Codes from Gary Timm released on 09/11/04
• FCC 2007 AM & FM EAS Handbook (PDF)

EAS Schedule Archives for the year: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998

DAY/DATE  TIME   COMMENT................................
W  2 Jan  0850   Routine Monthly Test initiated by NOAA
R 10 Jan  1259
M 14 Jan  1459  
T 22 Jan  1059
W 30 Jan  1259

W  6 Feb  2350  Routine Monthly Test initiated by ECB
R 14 Feb  1459
M 18 Feb  1059  
T 26 Feb  1259

W  5 Mar  0850  Routine Monthly Test initiated by NOAA
R 13 Mar  1059
M 17 Mar  1459  
T 25 Mar  1259  

W  2 Apr  2350  Routine Monthly Test initiated by WEM 
R 10 Apr  1059
M 14 Apr  1459
T 22 Apr  1259
W 30 Apr  1059

W  7 May  0850  Routine Monthly Test initiated by NOAA
R 15 May  1059
M 19 May  1259
T 27 May  1459

W  4 Jun  2350  Routine Monthly Test initiated by ECB 
R 12 Jun  1459
M 16 Jun  1259
W 24 Jun  1059  

W  2 Jul  0850   Routine Monthly Test initiated by NOAA
R 10 Jul  1259
M 14 Jul  1459   
T 22 Jul  1059
W 30 Jul  1259

W  6 Aug  2350   Routine Monthly Test initiated by ECB
R 14 Aug  1459
M 18 Aug  1059   
T 26 Aug  1259

W  3 Sep  0850   Routine Monthly Test initiated by NOAA
R 11 Sep  1059
M 15 Sep  1459   
T 23 Sep  1259   

W  1 Oct  2350   Routine Monthly Test initiated by WEM 
R  9 Oct  1059
M 13 Oct  1459
T 21 Oct  1259
W 29 Oct  1059

W  5 Nov  0850   Routine Monthly Test initiated by NOAA
R 13 Nov  1059
M 17 Nov  1259
T 25 Nov  1459

W  3 Dec  2350   Routine Monthly Test initiated by ECB 
R 11 Dec  1459
M 15 Dec  1259
T 23 Dec  1059 
W 31 Dec  1459