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WNG522: NOAA Weather Radio for Palatka, Florida

WNG522 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Palatka, broadcasting on 162.425 MHz at 300 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Jacksonville 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.

CallsignWNG522
Frequency162.425 MHz
TransmitterPalatka, Florida
Power300 watts
Forecast officeNWS Jacksonville
StatusNormal (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 WNG522 covers

CountyStateSAME code
ClayFlorida012019
FlaglerFlorida012035
PutnamFlorida012107
St. JohnsFlorida012109

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 WNG522

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

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