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WWH27: NOAA Weather Radio for Plymouth, Washington

WWH27 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Plymouth (transmitter at Sillusi Butte), broadcasting on 162.425 MHz at 100 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Pendleton office's broadcast and covers 2 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignWWH27
Frequency162.425 MHz
TransmitterPlymouth (transmitter at Sillusi Butte), Washington
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 WWH27 covers

CountyStateSAME code
MorrowOregon041049
UmatillaOregon041059

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 WWH27

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

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