Guam Radio: Stations Air Errant EAS Warning

Guam residents received a nasty jolt Tuesday after two radio stations accidentally issued emergency warnings to indicate an imminent threat or attack, at a time when the US territory is already on edge over North Korean threats to fire missiles into nearby waters.

According the AFP News Agency, several concerned listeners were reported to have called police after the stations triggered the Emergency Alert Broadcast System, issuing "a civil danger" warning at 12:25 am that was later confirmed to be a mistake.

The unscheduled warningof the Emergency Alert Broadcast System was triggered from the radio station KTWG 800 and A/C KSTO 95.5 FM . The test was not connected to any emergency, threat or warning. Homeland Security worked with the radio station to ensure the human error will repeat itself, the release stated.

The unauthorized test message stated that: 

"A broadcast station or cable system has issued a civil danger warning for the following countries/areas: Guam; at 12:25 a.m. on Aug. 15, 2017, effective until 12:40 a.m. Message from KTWG/KSTO."

North Korea had said it would finalise plans by mid-August on whether to fire missiles at Guam in response to "fire and fury" threats from US President Donald Trump.

But Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Tuesday reported that Kim had examined the plans but made no move towards an immediate strike.

"Residents and visitors are reminded to remain calm," said Guam's homeland security adviser George Charfauros.

"There is no change in threat level, we continue business as usual."