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.
| Callsign | WWH26 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.425 MHz |
| Transmitter | Mamie, North Carolina |
| Power | 300 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Newport/Morehead City |
| Status | Normal (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
| County | State | SAME code | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | North Carolina | 037029 | |
| Currituck | North Carolina | 037053 | |
| Dare | North Carolina | 037055 | N |
| Pasquotank | North Carolina | 037139 |
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.
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.