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WNG694: NOAA Weather Radio for Springdale, Arkansas

WNG694 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Springdale (transmitter at Washington County), broadcasting on 162.400 MHz at 300 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Tulsa office's broadcast and covers 6 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignWNG694
Frequency162.400 MHz
TransmitterSpringdale (transmitter at Washington County), Arkansas
Power300 watts
Forecast officeNWS Tulsa
StatusNormal (NWS data, July 2026)

Marine radios often label 162.400 MHz as WX2, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.

Counties WNG694 covers

CountyStateSAME code
BentonArkansas005007
CarrollArkansas005015
MadisonArkansas005087
WashingtonArkansas005143
BarryMissouri029009
McDonaldMissouri029119

Program the six-digit code into your radio's SAME location list - the SAME code guide walks through it, and how alert radios work explains what the radio does with it.

Hearing WNG694

Any receiver that tunes 162.400 MHz FM can listen: scanners, VHF ham radios, marine sets, or a software-defined receiver. What those do not do is wake you at 3 a.m. - for that you want a dedicated radio with SAME alerting, covered in the buyer's guide.

Every Arkansas transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Arkansas. Or look any county up with the finder.

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