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WNG534: NOAA Weather Radio for Belvidere, Kansas

WNG534 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Belvidere, broadcasting on 162.525 MHz at 1040 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Dodge City 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.

CallsignWNG534
Frequency162.525 MHz
TransmitterBelvidere, Kansas
Power1040 watts
Forecast officeNWS Dodge City
StatusNormal (NWS data, July 2026)

Marine radios often label 162.525 MHz as WX7, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.

Counties WNG534 covers

CountyStateSAME code
BarberKansas020007
ComancheKansas020033
EdwardsKansas020047
KiowaKansas020097
PrattKansas020151
StaffordKansas020185

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 WNG534

Any receiver that tunes 162.525 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 Kansas transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Kansas. Or look any county up with the finder.

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