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Overview
WNG659 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for El Paso Mountains, California, 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 Hanford, CA. The transmitter site is listed as Ridgecrest. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 4 counties: Inyo County (south part), Kern County (east part), Los Angeles County (north part) and San Bernardino County (west part). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inyo County | CA | 006027 |
South part |
| Kern County | CA | 006029 |
East part |
| Los Angeles County | CA | 006037 |
North part |
| San Bernardino County | CA | 006071 |
West part |
Station details
- Call sign
- WNG659
- Frequency
- 162.425 MHz
- Transmitter
- El Paso Mountains, CA
- Transmitter site
- Ridgecrest
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Hanford, CA
- Office address
- 900 Foggy Bottom Rd, Hanford, CA 93230
- Office phone
- 559-584-3752
- Coverage
- 4 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WNG659 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.425 MHz
- Transmitter
- El Paso Mountains, CA
- NWS office
- Hanford, CA
- Covers
- 4 counties
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