from the FCC .pdf:
“The audio portion of the test will state: “This is a Test.” However, for video service providers (a category that includes broadcast, cable, satellite, and wireline video providers), the EAN code will automatically generate a text crawl that will say “A Primary Entry Point station has issued an Emergency Action Notification" . . . The text crawl will not indicate that the event is a test.
FCC rules require only that video service providers transmit a visual message containing the information resident in the EAS header code. There is no EAN test code at this time, and the information within the EAN header code cannot be altered.
To minimize public confusion and to ensure that the test is fully accessible, video service
provider EAS Participants are encouraged to insert a separate visual element during the test to indicate to their viewers that “THIS IS A TEST” if doing so is technically and operationally feasible and does not interfere with the operation of the underlying test.“Link to the FCC .pdf (updated) which is the “manual” for this EAS test broadcast.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1857A2.pdfThe FCC EAS test webpage:
http://www.fcc.gov/document/pshsb-announces-updates-november-9-2011-nationwide-eas-test:shrug:
Things that just make ya go...huh?