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KZZ37: NOAA Weather Radio for Maryville, Missouri

KZZ37 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Maryville (transmitter at Conception Junction), broadcasting on 162.425 MHz at 1330 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Kansas City 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.

CallsignKZZ37
Frequency162.425 MHz
TransmitterMaryville (transmitter at Conception Junction), Missouri
Power1330 watts
Forecast officeNWS Kansas City
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 KZZ37 covers

CountyStateSAME codeNote
PageIowa019145ALL
TaylorIowa019173
AndrewMissouri029003
AtchisonMissouri029005
GentryMissouri029075
HarrisonMissouri029081ALL
HoltMissouri029087
NodawayMissouri029147
WorthMissouri029227

A county marked with a note (for example partial coverage) is served for that portion only. 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 KZZ37

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

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