Obtaining Your Area's Fips Code(S) - Radio Shack 7-Channel Weatheradio Owner's Manual

FIPS codes into the Weatheradio's memory. That
way, for example, you can avoid an alert that applies
to an area within that 50-mile radius but not in your
county.

Obtaining Your Area's FIPS Code(s)

To obtain the FIPS code for the location where you in-
stalled the Weatheradio, contact your local Ra-
dioShack store or call the NWS toll free at:
1-888-NWR-SAME
(1-888-697-7263)
If you call the NWS, follow the instructions you hear.
Note: If you are close to a county/parish line(s), you
might want to obtain the codes for any other counties/
parishes you are close to.
Hint: Since you can program up to 15 FIPS codes
into the Weatheradio's memory, you might want to
obtain the codes for other local areas that you travel
through to work (as long as those areas are within a
50 mile radius of your location and within an area cov-
ered by your local NWS broadcast station). That way,
you can program those codes into the Weatheradio
and receive broadcasts covering those locations, too.
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