WKTV seems to be the only target of this hack. They will launch a full investigation into how their codes were hacked. Not long after that, WKTV said there was confusion in a comment on a previous post, fueling more rumors:įEMA replied that they did not send this out. Tests should not have that code as it is automatically re-transmitted. This message originated from FEMA as a test and had the National Location Code in it. UPDATE: Another warning message was sent out in error at 10:38 p.m. Our apologies for the confusion this may have caused.Īt 10:53 PM EST on 28 September 2016, WKTV published a post to their Facebook page indicating a second erroneous message had been broadcast: We are working with FEMA to resolve this. We have contacted New York State Broadcasters Association who administers the Emergency Alert System in New York. The message was an automated test which was not intended for public display. If you were watching our newscast around 6:17PM or at 10:38PM, you may have seen a “Hazardous Materials Warning” crawl across your screen. The outlet also published a brief article about the error on 28 September 2016: If you were watching our 6 PM newscast you saw a “Hazardous Materials Warning” message. ![]() The station acknowledged that the alert appeared in error on 28 September 2016:
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