WXM60: NOAA Weather Radio for Southard, New Jersey
WXM60 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Southard (transmitter at Howell Township/Lakewood), broadcasting on 162.450 MHz at 300 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mt Holly 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.
| Callsign | WXM60 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.450 MHz |
| Transmitter | Southard (transmitter at Howell Township/Lakewood), New Jersey |
| Power | 300 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Philadelphia/Mt Holly |
| Status | Normal (NWS data, July 2026) |
Marine radios often label 162.450 MHz as WX5, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.
Counties WXM60 covers
| County | State | SAME code |
|---|---|---|
| Burlington | New Jersey | 034005 |
| Mercer | New Jersey | 034021 |
| Middlesex | New Jersey | 034023 |
| Monmouth | New Jersey | 034025 |
| Ocean | New Jersey | 034029 |
| Somerset | New Jersey | 034035 |
| Union | New Jersey | 034039 |
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 WXM60
Any receiver that tunes 162.450 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 Jersey transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in New Jersey. Or look any county up with the finder.
Sources:
- “NWR County Coverage Listings”. weather.gov. Archived from the original on 2026-07-19. Retrieved 2026-07-16. Every figure on this page - frequency, transmitter site, power, operational status, and county SAME codes - is from this dataset. Transmitters move, change power, and go down for maintenance; verify locally before you rely on it.