On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:34:01 -0700, RHF wrote:

While listening to the XM Satellite Radio Channel 78
http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=78 "Escape" with 59
Minutes of Music an Hour then I suddenly heard the Emergency Alert
System Message [FCC/FEMA] http://www.xmradio.com/help/faqs/about.xmc

Emergency Alert System Message [FCC/FEMA]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Alert_System

EAS is a joke. You're much better off with a NOAA Alert Receiver and a
scanner.