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Overview
WNG538 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Linville, North Carolina. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.450 MHz.
Forecasts and warnings on WNG538 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC. The transmitter site is listed as Grandmother Mountain. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
WNG538 covers 11 counties in North Carolina, each listed below with its SAME code. SAME-capable weather radios filter alerts by county: program the six-digit SAME code listed below for each county you want alerts for.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander County | NC | 037003 |
Entire area |
| Avery County | NC | 037011 |
Entire area |
| Burke County | NC | 037023 |
Entire area |
| Caldwell County | NC | 037027 |
Entire area |
| Catawba County | NC | 037035 |
Entire area |
| McDowell County | NC | 037111 |
Entire area |
| Mitchell County | NC | 037121 |
Entire area |
| Rutherford County | NC | 037161 |
Entire area |
| Watauga County | NC | 037189 |
Entire area |
| Wilkes County | NC | 037193 |
Entire area |
| Yancey County | NC | 037199 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WNG538
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Linville, NC
- Transmitter site
- Grandmother Mountain
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Office address
- 1549 GSP Dr, Greer, SC 29651
- Office phone
- 864-848-3859
- Coverage
- 11 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Charlotte, NC
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Location
WNG538 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Linville, NC
- NWS office
- Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Covers
- 11 counties
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