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Overview
WWG59 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Venice, Florida. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.400 MHz.
Forecasts and warnings on WWG59 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Tampa Bay Area, FL. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
WWG59 covers 5 counties: Charlotte County, DeSoto County, Hardee County, Manatee County and Sarasota County. A weather radio with SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) only sounds an alert for the areas you program, so enter the six-digit SAME code for your county from the table below.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte County | FL | 012015 |
Entire area |
| DeSoto County | FL | 012027 |
Entire area |
| Hardee County | FL | 012049 |
Entire area |
| Manatee County | FL | 012081 |
Entire area |
| Sarasota County | FL | 012115 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WWG59
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Venice, FL
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Tampa Bay Area, FL
- Office address
- 2525 14th Ave SE, Ruskin, FL 33570
- Office phone
- 813-645-2323
- Coverage
- 5 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Tampa-St Petersburg-Sarasota, FL
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Location
WWG59 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Venice, FL
- NWS office
- Tampa Bay Area, FL
- Covers
- 5 counties
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