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The Monthly Test of the ''Emergency Broadcast System": Why is it...?
... that they decide to have that annoying test right during the best shows?
They NEVER seem to interrupt paid infomercials or any boring stuff with that extremely LOUD noise.
It always seems to happen to me when there's a film on TV I am recording or a new episode of some program I've wanted to see or during the most exciting part of some ballgame.
In all my 42 years, I can't remember when the "Emergency Broadcast System" ever interrupted something I was watching with an actual emergency, either. It has always been "only a test".
Why can't they do their "tests" real early in the morning when the TV stations usually aren't showing anything worth watching?
9 Answers
- tiny_lil_hottieLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
they interupted a pay per view movie i was watching once for an amber alert for a state that wasn't even near here, comcast does that all the time, luckily i had the movie for 24 hours or i woulda been so ticked.
- tin typeLv 51 decade ago
Because they want to ruin whatever you're watching so that you'll just give in and go out and buy it anyway. Same with all the other random crap they always have littered all over the screen: logos, promos for other shows, time/temperature updates, lottery numbers, news about a convenience store robbery thats 420 miles away playing repeatedly across the bottom or top of the screen in some neon orange box that takes up a quarter of the picture, etc, etc.
And, considering that the "Emergency Broadcast System" gets "tested" left and right, and never seems to find use in any actual emergencies, I can only imagine the number of people who would pass off a genuine "Emergency Broadcast" as a "test" if a real emergency ever came along. I'd likely be one of them.
- loriLv 71 decade ago
That's a great point. It happened the other night while watching one of the only TV shows I actually like.
A few times there were actual emergencies, like a tornado in my county or city. They also break in for amber alerts here as well.
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- MMLv 61 decade ago
Best shows?! It's always at 2am during infomercials. I'd be more concerned about that *BEEEEEEEEEEEEP!* sound it makes.
Source(s): Well, it is for me. - 1 decade ago
They know it's the only time your actually going to pay any attention to it. :)
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Because that would make too much sense!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Because they hate you. They hate me too. =(
