NOAA Weather Radio

......NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio

As the "voice of the National Weather Service", NOAA Weather Radio provides broadcasts of the latest warnings, advisories, forecasts, and observations, 24 hours a day, every day. Five weather radio transmitters broadcast weather information to the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay Area. They include:

North Bay Area broadcast (WZ2504)
transmitting from Sonoma County at 162.475 MHz - map of coverage area
San Francisco Bay Area broadcast (KHB-49)
transmitting from Mt. Pise at 162.40 MHz - map of coverage area
San Jose / Monterey Bay Area broadcast (KEC-49)
transmitting from Mt. Umunhum at 162.55 MHz - map of coverage area
SF/Monterey Bay Area Marine broadcast (WWF-64)
transmitting from Mt. Umunhum at 162.45 MHz - map of coverage area
East Bay broadcast (KZZ-75)
transmitting from Mt. Diablo at 162.425 MHz - map of coverage area
North Bay Marine broadcast (KDX-54)
transmitting from Big Rock Ridge at 162.50 MHz - map of coverage area

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NOAA Weather radio broadcasts are made on frequencies in the high band FM ranging from 162.400 to 162.550 MHz. Unfortunately these frequencies are not found on the average home radio now in use. However, a number of radio manufacturers offer special weather radios that operate on these frequencies. Some of these radios offer a special tone alert feature which automatically sounds a loud tone and turns the radio on when life and/or property are in danger. The NWR weather warning signals from the NWS offices nationwide now are transmitted with WRSAME technology which allow for the warning of just one county instead of the entire broadcast area.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO LINKS

Nationwide NOAA Weather Radio station listing
NOAA Weather Radio SAME Technology