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Radio Mute
[
]: The radio is in Standby with the
sound turned OFF. NOAA alert messages can be
viewed but not heard. Switch the radio ON to hear
messages.
•
Radio OFF
: The radio is turned OFF and will not
respond to NOAA alert messages.
Turning the radio off by setting it to Standby, Mute or
OFF will help to save power.
FINDING LOCAL CHANNELS & SAME CODES
The codes are subject to change. Therefore, to ensure
successful operation you must obtain the most
appropriate, up-to-date NWR radio channels and SAME
codes for a specific county or region, from the contact
details listed below.
To contact the NWS by telephone:
1. Phone 1-888-NWR-SAME (1-888-697-7263).
2. Follow prompts through a simple voice menu.
To obtain NWS radio channels and SAME codes on
the internet:
1. Locate www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm
2. Click the State for which information is needed.
For example, clicking on “Montana” will give a list of
information relevant to the State of Montana including
the names of counties, SAME codes, NWR transmitter
locations, the frequency of the transmitter, the strength
of the signal in WATTS, and any remarks as applicable.
Example of the first 10 county radio channels and SAME
codes for Montana.
COUNTY/
CITY/AREA
Beaverhead
Beaverhead
Big Horn
Blaine
Blaine
Broadwater
Carbon
Carter
Cascade
Choteau
NOTE
Many counties have been subdivided into as
many as 9 smaller subsections. The numbers 1-9 in the
far left column of the SAME code identifies specific
subsections of a county. If a county has not been
subdivided, the first digit of the SAME code will be 0.
SAME#
030001
030001
030003
030005
030005
030007
030009
030011
030013
030015
NWR
TRANSMITTER
Butte, MT
Dillon, MT
Billings, MT
Havre, MT
Malta, MT
Helena, MT
Billings, MT
Baker, MT
Great Falls, MT
BelgianHill, MT
FREQ.
162.550
162.475
162.550
162.400
162.475
162.400
162.550
162.550
162.550
162.500
CALL
WXL79
WXG638
WXL27
WXL53
WWG85
WXK66
WXL27
WXK57
WXJ43
WWG84
WATTS
100
150
300
300
100
1000
300
300
300
300
RE-
MARKS
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