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WNG713: NOAA Weather Radio for Miami, Texas

WNG713 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Miami (transmitter at Roberts County Area), broadcasting on 162.450 MHz at 1000 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Amarillo office's broadcast and covers 8 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignWNG713
Frequency162.450 MHz
TransmitterMiami (transmitter at Roberts County Area), Texas
Power1000 watts
Forecast officeNWS Amarillo
StatusNormal (NWS data, July 2026)

Marine radios often label 162.450 MHz as WX5, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.

Counties WNG713 covers

CountyStateSAME code
BeckhamOklahoma040009
Roger MillsOklahoma040129
GrayTexas048179
HemphillTexas048211
LipscombTexas048295
OchiltreeTexas048357
RobertsTexas048393
WheelerTexas048483

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 WNG713

Any receiver that tunes 162.450 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 Texas transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Texas. Or look any county up with the finder.

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