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WZ2559: NOAA Weather Radio for Enterprise, Oregon

WZ2559 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Enterprise, broadcasting on 162.425 MHz at 100 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Pendleton 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.

CallsignWZ2559
Frequency162.425 MHz
TransmitterEnterprise, Oregon
Power100 watts
Forecast officeNWS Pendleton
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 WZ2559 covers

CountyStateSAME code
WallowaOregon041063

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 WZ2559

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

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