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NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)

The National Weather Service Office in Riverton, Wyoming broadcasts continuous weather information to five different NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) transmitters throughout Central and Western Wyoming.   Programming includes warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day.  

Select an NWR site to for detailed coverage map and site specific information.

Billings on 162.550 MHz Pocatello on 162.550 MHz Afton on 162.425 MHz Logan on 162.400 MHz Ft. Collins on 162.450 MHz Greeley on 162.400 MHz Scottsbluff on 162.475 MHz Chadron on 162.525 MHz Hot Springs on 162.425 MHz Lead on 162.525 MHz Newcastle on 162.400 MHz Glendo on 162.450 MHz Gillette on 162.400 MHz Cheyenne on 162.550 MHz Rawlins on 162.425 MHz Rock Springs on 162.550 MHz Evanston on 162.450 MHz Pinedale on 162.500 MHz Casper on 162.400 MHz Jackson on 162.525 MHz Lander on 162.475 MHz Thermopolis on 162.500 MHz Worland on 162.525 MHz Sheridan on 162.475 MHz Cody on 162.400 MHz Kaycee on 162.550 MHz Map of NWR Stations in Wyoming


Coverage Map Notes

The coverage statistics and maps are calculated using a computer model and station data assuming ideal conditions. Coverage may be 5 to 10 percent below the computer predicted coverage for the following reasons:

  • The computer model is sensitive to antenna performance. Antenna performance is a function of local conditions, causing signals to be stronger signal level in some directions than others.
  • Most NWR stations are at existing antenna towers, provided at little or no cost. Placement of NWR antennas is dictated by the tower owner, which may result in a less than ideal set up.
  • The antenna may be affected by nearby structures or bodies of water.
  • In some special instances, the antenna may have been intentionally adjusted to be "directional" and provide better coverage to a specific area to the detriment of other areas.
  • Most of the stations employ equipment technology more than 20 years old. Because of variations in local site conditions, the performance of an individual transmitter and antenna may be less than predicted or expected.
  • Seasonal environmental conditions, such as icing or heavy rain, affect performance of a transmitter station and its various components, particularly those subject to continuous weather exposure.

The coverage maps are shown in a three color format, which relates to three estimated signal levels.

  • White: Signal level of greater than 18dBd: Reliable coverage
  • Green: 0dBd to 18dBd: picking up a signal is possible but unreliable
  • Red: Less than 0dBd: Unlikely to receive a signal

 

NWR Location Call Broadcast Frequency Broadcast Wattage Counties Served SAME #
Afton WNG569 162.425 300 Lincoln 056023
Casper Mountain WXM47 162.400 400 Natrona 056025
Converse 056009
Cheyenne WXM37 162.550 1000 Laramie 056021
Albany 056001
Goshen 056015
Platte 056031
Cody WNG563 162.400 300 Park 056029
Big Horn 056003
Carbon(MT) 030009
Dubois WNG723 162.450 300 Fremont 056013
Evanston KXI85 162.450 300 Uinta 056041
Gillette WNG660 162.500 1000 Campbell 056005
Glendo WNG571 162.450 300 Converse 056009
Platte 056031
Grant Village WNG667 162.450 300 Park 056029
Teton 056039
Park (MT) 030067
Jackson KWN39 162.525 300 Teton 056039
Kaycee WGN662 162.550 300 Johnson 056019
Lander WXM61 162.475 1000 Fremont 056013
Lead, SD WXL23 162.525 300 Crook 056011
Weston 056045
Mammoth WNG686 162.425 300 Park 056029
Teton 056039
Park (MT) 030067
Newcastle WNG661 162.475 300 Weston 056045
N Niobrara 056027
Pinedale WNG679 162.500 300 Sublette 056035
Rawlins KXI37 162.425 300 Carbon 056007
Rock Springs KXI34 162.550 300 Sweetwater 056037
Daggett(UT) 049009
Sheridan WXM46 162.475 400 Sheridan 056033
Johnson 056019
Thermopolis WNG573 162.500 300 Hot Springs 056017
NE Fremont 056013
Worland WNG568 162.525 300 Washakie 056043
Big Horn 056003


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