[+]WWF43 Stamford NY possible issue receiving alerts (9/4/15)

The NOAA Weather Radio WWF43 Stamford NY transmitter in Delaware County on the frequency 162.400 is placed in Degraded status due to a hum in the broadcast that can impact the ability of some receivers to decode alert messages, with the result being that Listeners with these receivers may not obtain all of the alert messages issued for their area.

In the interim,

+ Listeners in Chenango County may be able to receive KHC49 Norwich NY (frequency 162.525), WXL38 Binghamton NY (frequency 162.475), or WWH35 Cooperstown NY (frequency 162.450);

+ Listeners in Delaware County may be able to receive KHC49 Norwich NY (frequency 162.525), WXL38 Binghamton NY (frequency 162.475), WWH35 Cooperstown NY (frequency 162.450), WNG705 Honesdale PA (frequency 162.450), or WXL43 Wilkes-Barre PA (frequency 162.550);

+ Listeners in Greene County may be able to receive WXL34 Albany NY (frequency 162.550) or WXL37 Highland NY (frequency 162.475);

+ Listeners in Otsego County may be able to receive WWH35 Cooperstown NY (frequency 162.450), KHC49 Norwich (frequency 162.525), WXM45 Middleville NY (frequency 162.425), or WXL38 Binghamton NY (frequency 162.475);

+ Listeners in Schoharie County may be able to receive WXL34 Albany NY (frequency 162.550), WXM45 Middleville NY (frequency 162.425), or WWH35 Cooperstown NY (frequency 162.450)

+ Listeners in Ulster County may be able to receive WXL37 Highland NY (frequency 162.475).

We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

[+]WWH34 Walton, NY transmitter Out of Service (8/27/15)

The NOAA Weather Radio transmitter WWH34 located near Walton, NY on the frequency 162.425 was placed Out of Service due to a failure of a transmitter component. We are working with the Cooperator to find and install a replacement and estimate that the site will return to service in early to mid October, 2015.

During this outage, we encourage people to try other surrounding weather radio broadcasts. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

[+]KWN46 Sheyenne, ND transmitter Out of Service (8/27/15)

The NOAA Weather Radio transmitter KWN46 located near Sheyenne, ND on the frequency 162.525 was placed Out of Service due to damage to the antenna. We are scheduling a technician and obtaining repair parts and estimate that the site will return to service in mid to late September, 2015.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

[+]Shannon County, SD renamed to Oglala Lakota County, SD (5/28/15)

The name of Shannon County, SD, was changed to Oglala Lakota County, SD, effective May 1, 2015. Because of the extensive coordination and planning required by the weather enterprise and the emergency management community to successfully complete this change, the official date of change for NWS products and services for the county name change and the FIPS code change will be October 1, 2015.

The NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) code, is derived from the FIPS code. Therefore, on October 1, 2015, the NWS will discontinue using the current FIPS code for Shannon County (46113) and begin using the new FIPS code (46102) for Oglala Lakota County. The correct county code is critical for receiving tornado, severe thunderstorm, and flash flood watch, warning, and follow-up products.

If you have programmed your NWR receiver to receive SAME alerts for Shannon County (046113), please reprogram your receiver to receive SAME alerts for Oglala Lakota County (046102) by October 1, 2015. Most NWR receivers are capable of handling multiple SAME codes so you may be able to program both codes into your NWR receiver now. If you need assistance in programming your receiver with the new SAME code please contact the receiver manufacturer. Contact information for most manufacturers can be found on our NWR Receiver Consumer Information web page.

For additional information please view Service Change Notice (SCN) 15-31 by clicking here.

[+]"Beeping" on certain Midland receivers and the weekly test

NOTE: If your Midland receiver is beeping,the following explanation is the most common, but it is not the ONLY explanation for a beeping receiver.

The Midland WR-120 desktop NOAA weather radio knows it is supposed to receive aweekly test from the National Weather Service every seven days. If the radio goes for ten days without receiving a test, it gives out one beep every ten minutes.

The radio will re-set itself at the next weekly test, or the next watch/warning issuance.

If you do not want to wait, you can cancel the beeping by unplugging the radio from the wall, turning the radio over, and removing one battery. Wait approximately 10-15 seconds, then replace the battery and plug the radio back in. The settings on the radio will NOT be affected by this, as the SAME county code, and all other information is stored on a flash memory chip.

But you WILL need to re-set the clock. To do so:

1) Push MENU. "SET TIME" appears.
2) Push SELECT
3) Use the up/down arrows to adjust the hour up or down. To get from AM to PM, just continue past the hour 12.
4) Use the right button to move to the minutes setting
5) Use the up/down arrows to adjust the minutes up or down. Right arrow to access both of the minute digits.
6) When you have set the clock to the proper time, hit MENU twice. The radio will display "SAVING". You are done setting the clock.

We apologize for the inconvenience. The ten-day missed test alarm is a way to assure viewers that their weather radio is performing properly.

NOTE: The previous version of this radio, the Midland WR-100 does not make an audible beep. However, it will display the words "CHECK RECEPTION" until it is re-set using the same steps as outlined above. Like the WR-120, the radio will automatically re-set itself at the next weekly test, or the next watch/warning issuance

[+]KWO35 New York City, NY transmitter status update (5/9/14)

Tests and public responses to the relocation of the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter that serves the New York City metropolitan area (KWO35 on the frequency 162.550) have generally been positive even though we are running at a lower power on a temporary antenna. We are currently negotiating with the tower owner to lease a location on the tower. Once that is done we will be able to install a better permanent antenna and increase the output power of the transmitter to its previous power levels.

If you have any problems with reception, please fill out and submit the outage report form shown below. It would be very helpful for you to provide information about your location in the comments section to assist us in localizing reception issues to a specific area.

Thanks for your patience and for listening to NOAA Weather Radio.

[+]WNG732 La Follette, TN transmitter scheduled relocation completed (Update 9/4/15)

Update 9/4/15 - The transmitter was returned to service on 9/3/15.

Update 7/24/15 - The new location is expected to be operational in late August, 2015.

Update 4/28/15 - The new location is expected to be operational in early June, 2015.

NOAA Weather Radio transmitter WNG 732 located near La Follette TN on the frequency 162.450, will be off the air starting Wednesday, October 30th while efforts to secure a new location are being negotiated.

During this outage, we encourage people to try other surrounding weather radio broadcasts, including from the Knoxville (WXK46) transmitter at 162.475 MHz.

[+]WWF48 Mt. Greylock, MA transmitter scheduled relocation (Update 1/8/15)

Update 1/8/15 - Negotiations with the tower owner are progressing however the actual installation cannot occur before Spring 2015 due to the winter weather.

6/6/14 - NOAA Weather Radio transmitter WWF48 located near Mt. Greylock, MA on the frequency 162.525, was placed Out of Service on Friday, May 30th while efforts to secure a new location are being negotiated. It is expected that a new location will be available by early October, 2014.

During this outage, we encourage people to try other surrounding weather radio broadcasts, including the Albany, NY (WXL34) transmitter at 162.550 MHz for the western portion of Berkshire County. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

[+]WNG693 Culebra, PR (Frequency 162.450) transmitter relocation (Update 9/3/15)

Update 9/3/15 - NOAA Weather Radio transmitter WNG693 located near Culebra, PR on the frequency 162.450 was shut down due to issues with the current tower owner. Negotiations with other tower owners for a new location are still being conducted. At this time we do not have an estimated date for the relocation.

NOAA Weather Radio transmitter WNG693 located near Culebra, PR on the frequency 162.450, was placed Out of Service on Monday, 5/11/15 due to lease issues at the current location. We are negotiating with other tower owners for a new location and at this time do not have an estimated date for the relocation.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.