What is NOAA Weather Radio?

NOAA Weather Radio is a nationwide broadcast of continuous weather information directly from National Weather Service (NWS) offices across the country. NOAA Weather Radio works in conjunction with the Federal Communications Commission's Emergency Alert System. It is the single most comprehensive source of weather and emergency information available to the public.

It broadcasts warnings and after-action information for all types of disasters, including natural disasters (e.g., tornadoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis) and technological disasters (e.g., chemical spills or oil spills.) NOAA Weather Radio will also be used to broadcast Amber Alerts for missing children.

Coverage Area

The NOAA Weather Radio network has more than 750 transmitters covering nearly 90 percent of the states. As well as neighboring coastal waters, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the U.S. Pacific Territories.

What frequencies do they broadcast on?

All NOAA Weather Radio stations broadcast on VHF Public Service Band frequencies:

The following chart shows the NOAA channels

Can a VHF radio receive NOAA?

The following points need to be considered:

(1) Set the receiver frequency to match the NOAA channel frequency, without setting the CTCSS/DCS).

(2) Consider the distance from the radio to the NOAA station (within reception range).

(3) Turn on squelch (that is, set the squelch to zero or one).

Retevis NOAA Weather Radio?

In order to fulfill more needs of our customers, retevis also has related NOAA weather capable radios. You can easily buy them from our official website. We recommend the RT49P for outdoor use, the RT55 for marine use, the RB17P for GMRS radios, as well as the newly launched HA1G and RA79.