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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.550 MHz to hear WZ2545, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Joplin area of Missouri. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
The National Weather Service office in Springfield, MO programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
WZ2545 covers 1 county: Jasper County. If your radio supports SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding), program the six-digit code for your county from the table below so it alerts only for warnings that affect you.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper County | MO | 029097 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WZ2545
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Joplin, MO
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Springfield, MO
- Office address
- 5805 West Highway EE, Springfield, MO 65802
- Office phone
- 417-863-8028
- Coverage
- 1 county
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Joplin, MO-Pittsburg, KS
Do you pick up WZ2545 where you live? Rate its reception and alerts for your neighbors.
Local news and weather radio in Missouri · NOAA Weather Radio by state · TV and radio in the Joplin, MO-Pittsburg, KS market
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Location
WZ2545 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Joplin, MO
- NWS office
- Springfield, MO
- Covers
- 1 county
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