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WWF88: NOAA Weather Radio for Salem, Florida

WWF88 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Salem, broadcasting on 162.425 MHz at 1000 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Tallahassee office's broadcast and covers 5 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignWWF88
Frequency162.425 MHz
TransmitterSalem, Florida
Power1000 watts
Forecast officeNWS Tallahassee
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 WWF88 covers

CountyStateSAME code
DixieFlorida012029
LafayetteFlorida012067
MadisonFlorida012079
SuwanneeFlorida012121
TaylorFlorida012123

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 WWF88

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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