Emergency Broadcast System

defunct emergency warning system used in the United States by television and radio stations between 1963 and 1997
Organization emergency_population_warning Q5370567
Emergency Broadcast System
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Emergency Broadcast System

Summary

Emergency Broadcast System is an emergency population warning[1]. It draws 968 Wikipedia views per month (emergency_population_warning category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Emergency Broadcast System is in the country of United States[3].
  • Emergency Broadcast System's instance of is recorded as emergency population warning[4].
  • Emergency Broadcast System's Commons category is recorded as Emergency Broadcast System[5].
  • January 1, 1963 marks the founding of Emergency Broadcast System[6].
  • Emergency Broadcast System's replaces is recorded as CONELRAD[7].
  • Emergency Broadcast System's replaced by is recorded as Emergency Alert System[8].
  • Emergency Broadcast System's short name is recorded as EBS[9].
  • Emergency Broadcast System's different from is recorded as Emergency Broadcast Network[10].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1963 marks the founding of Emergency Broadcast System[6].

Identity

Emergency Broadcast System's short name is recorded as EBS[9].

Why It Matters

Emergency Broadcast System draws 968 Wikipedia views per month (emergency_population_warning category, ranking #2 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 15d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Industry
    Instance of emergency population warning
    Short name EBS
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 17895, Add qualifier to The Lost Media Wiki page ID `Emergency_Broadcast_System_(partially_lost_recordings_of_American_civil_defense_system;_1963-1997)`"
  2. 17d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Industry
    Replaced by Emergency Alert System
    The lost media wiki page id Emergency_Broadcast_System_(partially_lost_recordings_of_Ame
    Inception +1963-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12699]]: Emergency_Broadcast_System_(partially_lost_recordings_of_American_civil_defense_system;_1963-1997)"
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