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Overview
WNG736 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Washington DC, Maryland, 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 Baltimore/Washington, VA programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter site is listed as Silver Spring. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 9 counties across District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, listed below. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia County | DC | 011001 |
Entire area |
| Anne Arundel County | MD | 024003 |
Entire area |
| Charles County | MD | 024017 |
Entire area |
| Howard County | MD | 024027 |
Entire area |
| Montgomery County | MD | 024031 |
Entire area |
| Prince Georges County | MD | 024033 |
Entire area |
| Arlington County | VA | 051013 |
Entire area |
| Fairfax County | VA | 051059 |
Entire area |
| Loudoun County | VA | 051107 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WNG736
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Washington DC, MD
- Transmitter site
- Silver Spring
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Baltimore/Washington, VA
- Office address
- 43858 Weather Service Road, Sterling, VA 20166
- Office phone
- 703-996-2200
- Coverage
- 9 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WNG736 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Washington DC, MD
- NWS office
- Baltimore/Washington, VA
- Covers
- 9 counties
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