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 NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts NOAA’s National Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and non-weather hazard infor- NOAA Weather mation 24 hours a day. Radio  Weather radios equipped with a special NOAA Broadcast alarm tone feature can sound an alert and give immediate information about a life- Frequencies (MHz) threatening situation. Weather Radio  SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) technology lets listeners pre-select the NO- Southeast Arizona AA’s National Weather Service and non- Transmitter Information weather alerts they want to receive, based “The Voice of NOAA’s on the county where they live. National Weather Call Sign Site Name Site Location Frequency  Weather radios come in many sizes and with Service” WNG703 Nogales Crawford Hill 162.5 a variety of functions and costs; from simple, battery-operated portables, to CB KXI24 Safford Heliograph 165.55 radios, scanners, short wave sets, and in Peak some cars and TV’s. WXL30 Tucson Mt. Lemmon 162.4  Broadcast range from a NOAA Weather Radio transmitter is approximately 40 For transmitter locations and miles.

frequencies nationwide visit:

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520 N. Park Avenue Suite #304 Tucson, AZ 85719 Phone: 520-670-5156 Fax: 520-670-5167 [email protected] Where to get your NOAA NOAA Weather Weather Radio Radio (NWR) NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitters broadcast on one of seven Specific Area Message VHF frequencies from 162.400 MHz to Encoder (SAME) 162.550 MHz. The broadcast cannot be NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) is a heard on a simple AM/FM radio receiver. However, there are many nationwide network of radio stations NWR Specific Area Message Encoder receiver options, ranging from handheld broadcasting National Weather Service (SAME) receiver employ digital coding to portable units, to desktop and console (NWS) warnings, watches, forecasts automatically activate for specific weather or emergency conditions in specific area models. and other hazard information 24 hours (typically a county or portion of a county). a day. While NOAA’s National Weather Service You program SAME receivers for the county staff prepare and produce Weather Working with the Federal Communi- or counties and types of products you re- Radio broadcasts, NWS neither manu- cation Commissions’ (FCC) Emergency quire. Your receiver will then automatically factures nor sells receivers. Receivers alert you only of weather and other emer- Alert System, NWR is an “all hazards” can be found at many retail outlets, gencies in areas you programmed. SAME radio network, making it your single including electronics, department, county code numbers area available by tele- source for comprehensive weather and sporting goods, and boat and marine phone at: accessory stores and their catalogs. emergency information. NWR broad- They can also be purchased via the inter- casts warning and post-event infor- 1-888-NWS-SAME net from online retailers or directly from mation for all types of hazards-both or by web site manufactures. For more information natural (such as earthquakes and on where to purchase a NOAA Weather weather.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm volcano activity) and environmental Radio visit: (such as chemical releases or oil spills). weather.gov/nwr NWR is not just for emergencies. NWR service depends on reliable It is a round-the-clock source of weather signal reception, typically a 40 mile reports and information to help you pre- radius from the transmitter, assuming Prices for a NOAA Weather pare for the day ahead. Each National Radio range from $20 to over level ground. Some counties, especially Weather Service office tailors its broadcasts $100. It is best to choose a in mountainous areas, may not have to suit local needs. Routine programming NOAA Weather Radio that suites your needs. reliable reception due to signal block- is repeated every few minutes and consists Public safety experts agree: age or excessive distance from the of the local forecast and current regional transmitter. conditions. During emergencies, routine “NOAA Weather Radio receivers broadcasts are interrupted for warnings, should be standard equipment watches and other critical information. in every home.