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Overview
WZ2543 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Richlands, Virginia, on 162.425 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Blacksburg, VA. The transmitter site is listed as Steeleburg. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
WZ2543 covers 1 county: Tazewell County. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tazewell County | VA | 051185 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WZ2543
- Frequency
- 162.425 MHz
- Transmitter
- Richlands, VA
- Transmitter site
- Steeleburg
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Blacksburg, VA
- Office address
- 1750 Forecast Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24060
- Office phone
- 540-552-0084
- Coverage
- 1 county
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WZ2543 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.425 MHz
- Transmitter
- Richlands, VA
- NWS office
- Blacksburg, VA
- Covers
- 1 county
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