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WWG84: NOAA Weather Radio for Belgian Hill, Montana

WWG84 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Belgian Hill (transmitter at Conrad), broadcasting on 162.500 MHz at 100 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Great Falls 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.

CallsignWWG84
Frequency162.500 MHz
TransmitterBelgian Hill (transmitter at Conrad), Montana
Power100 watts
Forecast officeNWS Great Falls
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 WWG84 covers

CountyStateSAME codeNote
ChouteauMontana030015NW
GlacierMontana030035SE
LibertyMontana030051SW
PonderaMontana030073
TetonMontana030099
TooleMontana030101NE

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 WWG84

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

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