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Overview
WNG561 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Plainview, Texas, on 162.450 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service office in Lubbock, TX programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter site is listed as Hale County. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 6 counties: Briscoe County, Castro County, Floyd County, Hale County, Lamb County and Swisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briscoe County | TX | 048045 |
Entire area |
| Castro County | TX | 048069 |
Entire area |
| Floyd County | TX | 048153 |
Entire area |
| Hale County | TX | 048189 |
Entire area |
| Lamb County | TX | 048279 |
Entire area |
| Swisher County | TX | 048437 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WNG561
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Plainview, TX
- Transmitter site
- Hale County
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Lubbock, TX
- Office address
- 2579 S Loop 289 #100, Lubbock, TX 79423
- Office phone
- 906-475-5212
- Coverage
- 6 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WNG561 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Plainview, TX
- NWS office
- Lubbock, TX
- Covers
- 6 counties
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