This section contains information on the Arkansas
Emergency Alert System (EAS) RMT SCHEDULE 2020-2021.
View the schedule for each month
AETN will initiate the Required Monthly Test (RMT) from Conway statewide on all six transmitters KAFT, KEMV, KTEJ, KETS, KETG and KETZ. Stations monitoring AETN will have a 60 minute window in which to re-transmit the RMT. Stations having difficulty receiving one of AETN’s six transmitters may monitor KAIT DT in Jonesboro, KTHV DT in Little Rock or KHOG DT / KHBS DT in Northwest Arkansas. Television stations must re-transmit the RMT both visually and aurally.
January
Wednesday
1/13/2021
9:50 AM
February
Thursday
2/18/2021
11:55 PM
March
Friday
3/12/2021
9:50 AM
April
Monday
4/12/2021
11:55 PM
May
Tuesday
5/18/2021
9:50 AM
June
Wednesday
6/16/2021
11:55 PM
July
Thursday
7/15/2021
9:50 AM
August
Friday
8/13/2021
11:55 PM
September
Monday
9/13/2021
9:50 AM
October
Tuesday
10/12/2021
11:55 PM
November
Wednesday
11/17/2021
9:50 AM
December
Thursday
12/16/2021
11:55 PM
AETN initiates random Required Weekly Tests (RWT) which stations must log but are not obligated to re-transmit. Each station may originate a RWT locally whenever it best fits your program schedule. Weeks in which an RMT is scheduled there will be no RWT from AETN.
