WATCH: Florida State Senator Ingoglia talks about new amendment, "Stop WAKE Act"

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An extremely early wake-up call, thanks to the test of an emergency alert system, was sent to your phone in error, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. On Twitter, FDEM said the alert was supposed to be sent on TV, which aligns with a schedule on the Florida Association of Broadcaster's website. According to the schedule, the alerts are sent every month, alternating between 4:50 a.m. and 1:50 p.m. "We are taking the appropriate action to ensure this will never happen again and that only true emergencies are sent as alerts in the middle of the night," FDEM said on Twitter. FDEM added in a statement that it's taking appropriate action to remove the company responsible for submitting the alert on Thursday morning.

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