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Overview
WZ2500 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Sand Mountain, Virginia, on 162.450 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on WZ2500 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Blacksburg, VA. The transmitter itself stands at Wythe County. Its listed transmitter power is 300 watts.
WZ2500 covers 11 counties in North Carolina and Virginia, each listed below with its SAME code. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany County | NC | 037005 |
Entire area |
| Bland County | VA | 051021 |
Entire area |
| Carroll County | VA | 051035 |
Entire area |
| City of Galax | VA | 051640 |
Entire area |
| City of Radford | VA | 051750 |
Entire area |
| Giles County | VA | 051071 |
Entire area |
| Grayson County | VA | 051077 |
Entire area |
| Montgomery County | VA | 051121 |
Entire area |
| Pulaski County | VA | 051155 |
Entire area |
| Smyth County | VA | 051173 |
Entire area |
| Wythe County | VA | 051197 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WZ2500
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Sand Mountain, VA
- Transmitter site
- Wythe County
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Blacksburg, VA
- Office address
- 1750 Forecast Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24060
- Office phone
- 540-552-0084
- Coverage
- 11 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WZ2500 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Sand Mountain, VA
- NWS office
- Blacksburg, VA
- Covers
- 11 counties
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