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WNG604: NOAA Weather Radio for Davis Peak, Washington

WNG604 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Davis Peak (transmitter at Longview), broadcasting on 162.525 MHz at 85 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Portland office's broadcast and covers 3 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignWNG604
Frequency162.525 MHz
TransmitterDavis Peak (transmitter at Longview), Washington
Power85 watts
Forecast officeNWS Portland
StatusNormal (NWS data, July 2026)

Marine radios often label 162.525 MHz as WX7, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.

Counties WNG604 covers

CountyStateSAME code
ColumbiaOregon041009
ClarkWashington053011
CowlitzWashington053015

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 WNG604

Any receiver that tunes 162.525 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 Washington transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Washington. Or look any county up with the finder.

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