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WWH25: NOAA Weather Radio for Metter, Georgia

WWH25 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Metter, broadcasting on 162.425 MHz at 1000 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Charleston office's broadcast and covers 9 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignWWH25
Frequency162.425 MHz
TransmitterMetter, Georgia
Power1000 watts
Forecast officeNWS Charleston
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 WWH25 covers

CountyStateSAME code
BullochGeorgia013031
CandlerGeorgia013043
EvansGeorgia013109
JenkinsGeorgia013165
MontgomeryGeorgia013209
ScrevenGeorgia013251
TattnallGeorgia013267
ToombsGeorgia013279
TreutlenGeorgia013283

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 WWH25

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

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