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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.525 MHz to hear WNG650, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Center area of Texas. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Shreveport, LA. The transmitter itself stands at Timpson. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 6 counties: Nacogdoches County, Panola County, Rusk County, Sabine County, San Augustine County and Shelby 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nacogdoches County | TX | 048347 |
Entire area |
| Panola County | TX | 048365 |
Entire area |
| Rusk County | TX | 048401 |
Entire area |
| Sabine County | TX | 048403 |
Entire area |
| San Augustine County | TX | 048405 |
Entire area |
| Shelby County | TX | 048419 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WNG650
- Frequency
- 162.525 MHz
- Transmitter
- Center, TX
- Transmitter site
- Timpson
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Shreveport, LA
- Office address
- 5655 Hollywood Ave, Shreveport, LA 71109
- Office phone
- 318-631-3669
- Coverage
- 6 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WNG650 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.525 MHz
- Transmitter
- Center, TX
- NWS office
- Shreveport, LA
- Covers
- 6 counties
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