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Overview
KPS505 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Sumterville, Florida, on 162.500 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 Tampa Bay Area, FL. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 5 counties: Citrus County, Hernando County, Lake County, Marion County and Sumter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus County | FL | 012017 |
Entire area |
| Hernando County | FL | 012053 |
Entire area |
| Lake County | FL | 012069 |
Entire area |
| Marion County | FL | 012083 |
Entire area |
| Sumter County | FL | 012119 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KPS505
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Sumterville, FL
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Tampa Bay Area, FL
- Office address
- 2525 14th Ave SE, Ruskin, FL 33570
- Office phone
- 813-645-2323
- Coverage
- 5 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
KPS505 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Sumterville, FL
- NWS office
- Tampa Bay Area, FL
- Covers
- 5 counties
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