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WWH26: NOAA Weather Radio for Mamie, North Carolina

WWH26 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Mamie, broadcasting on 162.425 MHz at 300 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office's broadcast and covers 4 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignWWH26
Frequency162.425 MHz
TransmitterMamie, North Carolina
Power300 watts
Forecast officeNWS Newport/Morehead 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 WWH26 covers

CountyStateSAME codeNote
CamdenNorth Carolina037029
CurrituckNorth Carolina037053
DareNorth Carolina037055N
PasquotankNorth Carolina037139

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 WWH26

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

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