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WNG541: NOAA Weather Radio for Frewsburg, New York

WNG541 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Frewsburg (transmitter at Mayville), broadcasting on 162.525 MHz at 175 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Buffalo office's broadcast and covers 1 county, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignWNG541
Frequency162.525 MHz
TransmitterFrewsburg (transmitter at Mayville), New York
Power175 watts
Forecast officeNWS Buffalo
StatusNormal (NWS data, July 2026)

Marine radios often label 162.525 MHz as WX7, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.

Counties WNG541 covers

CountyStateSAME code
ChautauquaNew York036013

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 WNG541

Any receiver that tunes 162.525 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 York transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in New York. Or look any county up with the finder.

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