NWR Transmitter/Receiver Problems?

Problems receiving the NWR broadcast can be due to issues with the NWR transmitter, your NWR receiver, or possibly both. Please check the list of known outages/degraded service shown below before proceeding.

If your transmitter is not listed below, the problem may be possibly be with your receiver. If your NWR receiver is not working properly or you need assistance in programming your NWR receiver, please click here for a list of manufacturers for assistance (Adobe PDF format).

If you are unable to receive the NWR broadcast and are reasonably certain that your receiver is operating correctly, please call the following number to report NWR Transmitter Problems:

1-888-886-1227

or fill in the form below to send an email to nwroutage@noaa.gov

Report NWR transmitter outages (dead air) or failure to receive the weekly test (every Wednesday between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon) local time. NOTE: The weekly test may not be performed if there is severe weather in the area of the transmitter during the time scheduled for the test.

Click here for additional information regarding the weekly test and "beeping" on certain Midland receivers.

Weather Forecast Office (WFO) is the office that provides weather information to the transmitter in your area.

Stations that either have degraded performance
or are currently offline.

This information was current on: 10/07/2012 03:16:09. UTC

State	CallSign	Transmitter Name	Frequency	WFO	Status
KY	KZZ63	Campbellsville	162.525	Louisville, KY	DEGRADED
ME	WSM60	Dresden	162.475	Gray, ME	DEGRADED
MI	KIG83	Alpena	162.550	Gaylord, MI	DEGRADED
MO	WXL46	Springfield	162.400	Springfield, MO	DEGRADED
PA	KZZ32	Meadville	162.475	Cleveland, OH	OUT OF SERVICE
SD	KZZ60	Reliance	162.525	Aberdeen, SD	DEGRADED
VA	WXK65	Richmond	162.475	Wakefield, VA	DEGRADED

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