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NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio Homepage for NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information direct from a nearby National Weather Service office. NWR broadcasts National Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day. Working with the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) Emergency Alert System (EAS), NWR is an "all hazards" radio network, making it your single source for comprehensive weather and emergency information. Known as the "Voice of NOAA's National Weather Service",NWR is provided as a public service by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), part of the Department of Commerce. NWR includes 950 transmitters, covering all 50 states, adjacent coastal waters, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Pacific Territories. The seven frequencies in the VHF band (MHz) that NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts on are:
Transmitters operated by NWS Pittsburgh KIH-35 162.55 MHz WWG-53 162.425 MHz WWF-35 162.525 MHz WXJ-47 162.475 MHz KXI-73 162.450 MHz KWN-36 162.500 MHz KWN-35 162.475 MHz
KZZ-42 162.500 MHz
WNG-735 162.425 MHz
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh operates 9 different NOAA Weather Radio transmitters in our CWA (county warning area). Radio Station KIH-35 serves the Pittsburgh metropolitan area and surrounding counties. The transmitter broadcasts on a frequency of 162.55 MHz from a tower located in the City of Pittsburgh, PA. Radio Station WWF-35 (Bridgeport, OH) serves parts of Eastern Ohio, the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania. The transmitter broadcasts on a frequency of 162.525 MHz. from a tower located in Bridgeport Ohio. Radio Station WXJ-47 (High Hill, OH) serves much of East Central and Southeast Ohio. The transmitter broadcasts on 162.475 MHz. from a tower located in Cambridge Ohio. Radio station WWG-53 (Parker, PA) serves West Central and portions Northwest Pennsylvania. The transmitter broadcasts on a frequency of 162.425 MHz. from a tower owned by Central Electric CO-OP, near Parker Pennsylvania. Radio station KXI-73 (Backbone Mountain) serves Tucker, Preston, Barbour, Randolph, and Grant counties in West Virginia, as well as Garrett County, MD. The transmitter broadcasts on a frequency of 162.450 MHz. from a tower located in Central Tucker County, West Virginia. Radio Station KWN-36 (Gregg Knob)serves North Central West Virginia, Western Maryland, and portions of Southwestern Pennsylvania. The transmitter broadcasts on a frequency of 162.500 MHz. from a tower located in East Central Preston County, West Virginia. Radio Station KWN-35 (Morgantown) serves Northern West Virginia, and portions of Southwestern Pennsylvania. The transmitter broadcasts on a frequency of 162.475 MHz. from a tower located near Morgantown West Virginia. Radio Station WNG-735
(New Philadelphia) serves East Central and Northeastern Ohio. The transmitter
broadcasts on a frequency of 162.425 MHz.
from a tower located near New Philadelphia Ohio.
Radio station KZZ-42 (Punxsutawney, PA) serves West Central Pennsylvania. The transmitter broadcasts on a frequency of 162.500 MHz. from a tower located near Punxsutawney Pennsylvania. All broadcasts originate from the National Weather Service office here in Pittsburgh . The broadcasts can usually be heard as far as 40 miles from the transmitter sites. The distance will vary according to your elevation, the quality of your receiver and antenna, and the quality of the transmitter output. During severe weather, the National Weather Service can interrupt the routine weather broadcasts and substitute special warning messages. These warnings are preceded by a tone alert signal that activates specially designed receivers. The receivers sound an alarm, indicating that a weather emergency exists. The listener can then turn up the volume to hear the warning message. Some radios can switch automatically from a muted mode to an audible volume so that the warning message is heard. In the most sophisticated alerting system, Weather Radio Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME), digital coding is employed to activate only those special receivers programmed for specific emergency conditions in a specific area, typically a county. SAME can activate specially equipped radio and cable television receivers and provide a short text message that identifies the location and type of emergency. The warning alarm and battery backup features are worthwhile, especially valuable for schools, hospitals, public safety agencies, and news media offices. The warning alarm is activated for the following...
Tests of the NOAA Weather Radio warning alarm system are conducted every Wednesday between 11 am and 12 noon. The test is canceled if severe weather is expected during that time. NOAA WEATHER RADIO SPECIFIC AREA MESSAGE ENCODING
REQUIRED STATE AND COUNTY FIPS CODES FOR PROGRAMMING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Click here for a complete list of SAME codes for Areas not listed below:
STATE COUNTY FIPS CODE STATE COUNTY FIPS CODE
OHIO 39 PENNSYLVANIA 42
BELMONT 013 LAWRENCE 073
CARROLL 019 MERCER 085
COLUMBIANA 029 VENANGO 121
COSHOCTON 031 WASHINGTON 125
GUERNSEY 059 WESTMORELAND 129
HARRISON 067
WEST VIRGINIA 54
JEFFERSON 081
BROOKE 009
MONROE 111
HANCOCK 029
NOBLE 121
MARION 049
MUSKINGUM 119
MARSHALL 051
TUSCARAWAS 157
MONONGALIA 061
OHIO 069
PENNSYLVANIA 42
ALLEGHENY 003 PRESTON 077
ARMSTRONG 005 TUCKER 093
BEAVER 007 WETZEL 103
BUTLER 019
MARYLAND 24
CLARION 031
GARRETT 023
FAYETTE 051
FOREST 053
GREENE 059
INDIANA 063
JEFFERSON 065
SURROUNDING COUNTIES OF NWS PITTSBURGH COUNTY WARNING AREA
STATE COUNTY FIPS CODE STATE COUNTY FIPS CODE
OHIO 39 PENNSYLVANIA 42
ASHLAND 005 BEDFORD 009
ASHTABULA 007 BLAIR 013
ATHENS 009 CAMBRIA 021
CUYAHOGA 035 CENTRE 027
DELAWARE 041 CLEARFIELD 033
FAIRFIELD 045 CRAWFORD 039
FRANKLIN 049 ELK 047
GEAUGA 055 ERIE 049
HOLMES 075 MCKEAN 083
KNOX 083 SOMERSET 111
LAKE 085 WARREN 123
LICKING 089
WEST VIRGINIA 54
MAHONING 099 BARBOUR 001
MEDINA 103 BRAXTON 007
MORGAN 115 CALHOUN 013
MORROW 117 DODDRIDGE 017
PERRY 127 GILMER 021
PORTAGE 133 GRANT 023
RICHLAND 139 HARRISON 033
STARK 151 LEWIS 041
SUMMIT 153 MINERAL 057
TRUMBULL 155 PLEASANTS 073
WASHINGTON 167 RANDOLPH 083
WAYNE 169 RITCHIE 085
TAYLOR 091
TYLER 095
UPSHUR 097
WIRT 105
WOOD 107
MARYLAND 24
ALLEGANY 001
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