1. A method of establishing emergency communications between a master station and a remote station in a two-way cable television system, which comprises the steps of: activating an annunciator means at the remote station upon application of a first signal; connecting power to a television receiver at the remote station upon application of a second signal; tuning the remote station to a predetermined channel upon application of a third signal; establishing the first, second and third signals in response to a fourth signal; conditioning the generation of the fourth signal in response to a coded function signal from the master station; and generating the fourth signal in response to a coded command signal from the master station.