Editing Emergency Broadcast System (section)

====Opening announcement====
[[File:Emergency Brodcast System at KPTV Portland (1988).jpg|thumb|Emergency Broadcast System test message on [[KPTV|KPTV Portland]], 1988]]
[[File:EBS Test Screen.jpg|thumb|right|Video slide used by [[KEYC-TV]] in [[Mankato, Minnesota]] to announce an EBS test, c. 1990]]
First, normal programming was suspended, though tests were typically conducted during commercial breaks for continuity reasons. Television stations would transmit a video slide such as those seen throughout this article; numerous designs were available or used over the years. Some stations even had multiple slides that they used for their tests in rotation, one for the opening announcement, another for the attention signal transmission, and another for the closing announcement. One of the following announcements was transmitted:
* "''This is a test. For the next sixty'' (or thirty) ''seconds, this station will conduct a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test.''"
* "(name of host station in a particular market) ''is conducting a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test.''" (mainly radio stations used this particular announcement)
* "''This is a test. (Name of Host Station) is conducting a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test."''
* "''This is a test. This station is conducting a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test."''
* "''This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test.''"
* "''The following is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System."''
* "''This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. Important information will follow this tone.''"

Alternatively, the name "Emergency Broadcasting System" or "Emergency Action Notification System" could be used.