WNG659: NOAA Weather Radio for El Paso Mtns., California
WNG659 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at El Paso Mtns. (transmitter at Ridgecrest), broadcasting on 162.425 MHz at 300 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Hanford office's broadcast and covers 4 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.
| Callsign | WNG659 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.425 MHz |
| Transmitter | El Paso Mtns. (transmitter at Ridgecrest), California |
| Power | 300 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Hanford |
| Status | Normal (NWS data, July 2026) |
Marine radios often label 162.425 MHz as WX4, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.
Counties WNG659 covers
| County | State | SAME code | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inyo | California | 006027 | S |
| Kern | California | 006029 | E |
| Los Angeles | California | 006037 | N |
| San Bernardino | California | 006071 | W |
A county marked with a note (for example partial coverage) is served for that portion only. 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 WNG659
Any receiver that tunes 162.425 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 California transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in California. Or look any county up with the finder.
Sources:
- “NWR County Coverage Listings”. weather.gov. Archived from the original on 2026-07-19. Retrieved 2026-07-16. Every figure on this page - frequency, transmitter site, power, operational status, and county SAME codes - is from this dataset. Transmitters move, change power, and go down for maintenance; verify locally before you rely on it.