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WWF51: NOAA Weather Radio for St. George, Utah

WWF51 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at St. George (transmitter at Utah Hill), broadcasting on 162.475 MHz at 100 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Salt Lake City 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.

CallsignWWF51
Frequency162.475 MHz
TransmitterSt. George (transmitter at Utah Hill), Utah
Power100 watts
Forecast officeNWS Salt Lake City
StatusNormal (NWS data, July 2026)

Marine radios often label 162.475 MHz as WX3, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.

Counties WWF51 covers

CountyStateSAME codeNote
MohaveArizona004015N 1/4
ClarkNevada032003ALL
LincolnNevada032017EAST AND CENTRAL
IronUtah049021W 1/2
WashingtonUtah049053

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 WWF51

Any receiver that tunes 162.475 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 Utah transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Utah. Or look any county up with the finder.

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