WX Weather Radio

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Weather Band Radio, also known as NWR or NOAA Weather Radio in the United States, is a network of radio stations that broadcast continuous weather information directly from a nearby transmitter to a geographic location. Weather radio is broadcast in the VHF frequency spectrum using FM modulation. Weather radio is also called NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards.

NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency under the United States Department of Commerce. NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts National Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts, weather observations and other hazard information 24 hours a day. It also broadcasts alerts of non-weather emergencies such as national security, natural, environmental and public safety

WX1 through WX7 are the standard "weather band" channels, as assigned and implemented by NOAA. The seven FM channels, reserved by the U.S. Government for NWR broadcasts, are located within the larger "public service band", a VHF frequency band generally used by licensed government and public agencies and authorities for non-commercial, official two-way radio communications.

Frequency Official name Marine Channel Public Alert Channel
162.400 MHz WX2 36B 1
162.425 MHz WX4 96B 2
162.450 MHz WX5 37B 3
162.475 MHz WX3 97B 4
162.500 MHz WX6 38B 5
162.525 MHz WX7 98B 6
162.550 MHz WX1 39B 7
161.650 MHz WX8 21B
161.775 MHz WX9 83B
163.275 MHz WX10 113B


See Nationwide Station Listing Using Broadcast Frequencies for all weather radio stations in your area.