NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network of 1000+ radio stations broadcasting official National Weather Service weather, warnings, watches, forecasts and other alerts and hazard information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week directly from the nearest National Weather Service office.  Geographic coverage of NWR broadcasts include most of the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (including adjacent coastal waters). See specific “Coverage Maps.”

These broadcasts known as the "Voice of NOAA's National Weather Service” are VHF-FM public service band radio broadcasts that use high frequency transmitters (100W, 300W, and 1000W) broadcasting up to 40 miles from the designated tower; using one of seven discrete frequencies between 162.400 and 162.550 MHz.

NOTE:  Normal FM radio receivers (88 MHz – 108 MHz) cannot receive these NWR broadcasts.  Specific radio receivers have been designed to receive these NWR broadcasts (also referred to as Weather Band or WB).  Additionally some of these radio receivers may only have one, three, five or all seven NWR frequencies.  Most marine radio receivers and some CB radios are configured to receive NWR broadcasts identifying channels as Wx/WB/or NOAA Channels 1-7.

NWR Upgrade Program

DSB is upgrading NWR broadcast transmitter sites to “wireless” technologies.
 
To find your local station use the following as a resource:

• County Coverage Listing

• State Coverage Listing

• NWR Station Search

• Coverage Maps

• Programming Your NOAA Weather Radio

• Where to Buy a NOAA Weather Radio Receiver

• Receiver Types and Models

• Public Alert ™ Devices/NWR All Hazards Logo

• Residential Grade Radios and Features

• Weather Radio Receivers for Consumers: List of Manufactures

• Industrial/Commercial Weather Radio Receivers: List of Manufacturers

• Receiver Recalls
  
  Transmitter manufacturers include: 
  Armstrong, Crown, Continental Electronics, and Nautel
  
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• Not applicable

• WMO Standard

• WFO, Region Headquarters and NWS Headquarters.
  
  Uses various remote surveillance systems to monitor the transmitter functions, transition to backup (if available), and parameters within the shelter environment.
  
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• All Hazards Logo Information

• Download Logo Request Form (Word)

• Download Logo Request Form (PDF)
  
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• View NWR Poster

• View NWR Brochure

• NWR Brochure Printing Notes

• View NWR Policy and Operating Instructions 

• Public Information Statements issued by WFO
  
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• For information on the Emergency Alerting System (EAS)

• For information on the EAS event codes

• To view the EAS fact sheet

• For information on NWR SAME 

• How the NWR SAME system works 

• Implementing FIPS and/or SAME Location Code Changes

• All Hazards Emergency Messages
  
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• For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing
  
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• Problems with Reception

• Reporting Outages

• View outage list

• View outage map

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• County Coverage Listing

• State Coverage Listing

• NWR Station Search

• Coverage Maps

• WFO Map
  
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