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Overview
WSM60 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Dresden, Maine, on 162.475 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 Gray/Portland, ME. The transmitter itself stands at Blinn Hill. Its listed transmitter power is 300 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 6 counties: Kennebec County, Knox County, Lincoln County, Sagadahoc County, Androscoggin County (east part) and Waldo County (far southwest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County | ME | 023001 |
East part |
| Kennebec County | ME | 023011 |
Entire area |
| Knox County | ME | 023013 |
Entire area |
| Lincoln County | ME | 023015 |
Entire area |
| Sagadahoc County | ME | 023023 |
Entire area |
| Waldo County | ME | 023027 |
Far southwest part |
Station details
- Call sign
- WSM60
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Dresden, ME
- Transmitter site
- Blinn Hill
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Gray/Portland, ME
- Office address
- 1 Weather Ln, Gray, ME 04039
- Office phone
- 207-688-3216
- Coverage
- 6 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WSM60 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Dresden, ME
- NWS office
- Gray/Portland, ME
- Covers
- 6 counties
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