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Overview
WZ2542 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Santa Maria Spanish, Texas, on 162.450 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 Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley, TX. The transmitter itself stands at Santa Maria. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 4 counties: Cameron County, Hidalgo County, Kenedy County and Willacy County. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron County | TX | 048061 |
Entire area |
| Hidalgo County | TX | 048215 |
Entire area |
| Kenedy County | TX | 048261 |
Entire area |
| Willacy County | TX | 048489 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WZ2542
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Santa Maria Spanish, TX
- Transmitter site
- Santa Maria
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley, TX
- Office address
- 20 S Vermillion Ave, Brownsville, TX 78521
- Office phone
- 956-504-1432
- Coverage
- 4 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WZ2542 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Santa Maria Spanish, TX
- NWS office
- Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley, TX
- Covers
- 4 counties
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