Emergency Broadcast System

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Emergency Broadcast System

The Emergency Broadcast System logo from 1976 to 1997, using the Puente font.
Type	Emergency warning system
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Launch date	1963 (as Emergency Action Notification System) 1976 (as Emergency Broadcast System)
Dissolved	1997
Replaced	CONELRAD
Replaced by	Emergency Alert System

The Emergency Broadcast System (EBS), sometimes called the Emergency Action Notification System (EANS), was an emergency warning system used in the United States. It was the most commonly used, along with the Emergency Override system. It replaced the previous CONELRAD system and was used from 1963 to 1997, at which point it was replaced by the Emergency Alert System.