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WNG545: NOAA Weather Radio for Holderness, New Hampshire

WNG545 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Holderness (transmitter at Mt. Prospect), broadcasting on 162.550 MHz at 300 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Gray/Portland office's broadcast and covers 7 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignWNG545
Frequency162.550 MHz
TransmitterHolderness (transmitter at Mt. Prospect), New Hampshire
Power300 watts
Forecast officeNWS Gray/Portland
StatusNormal (NWS data, July 2026)

Marine radios often label 162.550 MHz as WX1, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.

Counties WNG545 covers

CountyStateSAME codeNote
BelknapNew Hampshire033001
CarrollNew Hampshire033003NORTHWEST
GraftonNew Hampshire033009EXCEPT SW
MerrimackNew Hampshire033013
SullivanNew Hampshire033019
OrangeVermont050017EXTREME SW
WindsorVermont050027

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 WNG545

Any receiver that tunes 162.550 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 New Hampshire transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in New Hampshire. Or look any county up with the finder.

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