Finding Local Channels & Same Codes - Oregon Scientific WRB308 User Manual

• Radio Mute [ ]: The radio is in Standby with the
sound turned OFF. NOAA alert messages can be
viewed but not heard. Switch the radio ON to hear
messages.
• Radio OFF: The radio is turned OFF and will not
respond to NOAA alert messages.
Turning the radio off by setting it to Standby, Mute or
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FINDING LOCAL CHANNELS & SAME CODES
The codes are subject to change. Therefore, to ensure
successful operation you must obtain the most
appropriate, up-to-date NWR radio channels and SAME
codes for a specific county or region, from the contact
details listed below.
To contact the NWS by telephone:
1. Phone 1-888-NWR-SAME (1-888-697-7263).
2. Follow prompts through a simple voice menu.
To obtain NWS radio channels and SAME codes on
the internet:
1. Locate www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm
2. Click the State for which information is needed.
For example, clicking on "Montana" will give a list of
information relevant to the State of Montana including
the names of counties, SAME codes, NWR transmitter
locations, the frequency of the transmitter, the strength
of the signal in WATTS, and any remarks as applicable.
Example of the first 10 county radio channels and SAME
codes for Montana.
COUNTY/
NWR
SAME#
CITY/AREA TRANSMITTER
Beaverhead
Butte, MT
030001
Beaverhead
Dillon, MT
030001
Big Horn
Billings, MT
030003
Blaine
Havre, MT
030005
Blaine
Malta, MT
030005
Broadwater
Helena, MT
030007
Carbon
Billings, MT
030009
Carter
Baker, MT
030011
Cascade
Great Falls, MT
030013
Choteau
BelgianHill, MT
030015
NOTE Many counties have been subdivided into as
many as 9 smaller subsections. The numbers 1-9 in the
far left column of the SAME code identifies specific
subsections of a county. If a county has not been
subdivided, the first digit of the SAME code will be 0.
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FREQ. CALL W A T T S
RE-
MARKS
162.550 WXL79
100
162.475 WXG638
150
162.550 WXL27 300
162.400 WXL53
300
162.475 WWG85
100
162.400 WXK66
1000
162.550 WXL27
300
N
162.550 WXK57
300
162.550 WXJ43
300
162.500 WWG84
300