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WWF70: NOAA Weather Radio for Gaylord, Michigan

WWF70 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Gaylord (transmitter at Waters), broadcasting on 162.500 MHz at 100 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Gaylord office's broadcast and covers 2 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignWWF70
Frequency162.500 MHz
TransmitterGaylord (transmitter at Waters), Michigan
Power100 watts
Forecast officeNWS Gaylord
StatusNormal (NWS data, July 2026)

Marine radios often label 162.500 MHz as WX6, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.

Counties WWF70 covers

CountyStateSAME code
CrawfordMichigan026039
OtsegoMichigan026137

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 WWF70

Any receiver that tunes 162.500 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 Michigan transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Michigan. Or look any county up with the finder.

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