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iPhone WEA (Emergency Alert) Attention Sound

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HVR_EAS

August 28th, 2020

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Sound effects > Electronic / Design

****NOT FOR BROADCAST - DO NOT BROADCAST THIS SOUND THROUGH AIR****

It is EXTREMELY ILLEGAL to transmit audio that clearly sounds like the Emergency Alert System's noise (different from WEA but very similar) through the airwaves in USA (such as on walkie-talkies and FM transmitters), and the FCC can issue fines for thousands of dollars for breaking this federal law. The sound itself is not illegal, broadcasting it is.

This is the noise that Apple iPhones immediately play when a WEA (Wireless Emergency Alert) message (Tornado Warning, AMBER Alert, Evacuation, etc) is received. It is used to get the attention of the user to check the iPhone and read the WEA message.

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alert
alerts
apple
attention
beep
emergency
ios
iphone
noise
tone
tones
wea
wireless

Type

Mp3 (.mp3)

Duration

0:11.465

File size

123.4 KB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bitrate

88 kbps

Channels

Mono

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begnocc20

1 year, 4 months ago

if its ILLEGAL why are you posting it bruh??

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damitbobby

2 years, 5 months ago

Love this sound, I used it as a test sound for a Backroom project.

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cs2975871

5 years ago

It kinda is like the EAS, however, DON'T PLAY IT ON YOUR PHONE. Just a PSA.

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