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WWG25: NOAA Weather Radio for Webster, North Dakota

WWG25 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Webster (transmitter at Devils Lake), broadcasting on 162.425 MHz at 300 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Grand Forks office's broadcast and covers 5 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignWWG25
Frequency162.425 MHz
TransmitterWebster (transmitter at Devils Lake), North Dakota
Power300 watts
Forecast officeNWS Grand Forks
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 WWG25 covers

CountyStateSAME code
BensonNorth Dakota038005
CavalierNorth Dakota038019
NelsonNorth Dakota038063
RamseyNorth Dakota038071
TownerNorth Dakota038095

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 WWG25

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

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