Abstract: Methods for receiving emergency messages on a mobile communication device having a first subscription and a second subscription sharing a radio frequency (RF) resource may include prioritizing, by a processor of the mobile communication device, the first subscription for a predetermined time period in order to receive an emergency message, determining, by the processor, whether the first subscription should be de-prioritized before the predetermined time period expires based on a reception history of the first subscription during the predetermined time period, and tuning the RF resource to the second subscription before the predetermined time period expires in response to determining that the first subscription should be de-prioritized before the predetermined time period expires.