Frequency and Power updates

The following frequency and power changes have been made in the station database:
Honesdale, PA… 162.450 MHz (was 162.500 MHz)
Sumter, SC… 162.425 MHz (was 162.475 MHz)
Coudersport, PA… 600 watts (was 300 watts)
Parsons, WV… 300 watts (was 150 watts)

New planned station in Virginia…

King George, VA
NWS Sterling

Proposed site… no funding or tower site yet.

Honesdale, PA frequency change

The frequency of the Honesdale, PA station will be changed from 162.500 MHz to 162.450 MHz during the week of October 9th - October 15th.

New stations in MI and MT

On the air…
Owyhee, NV—WNG-731, 162.450 MHz, NWS Elko

Coming soon…
Washington, DC
Forest City, IA
Kemmerer, WY

and in 2006…
LaCygne, KS
Monticello, UT

Programming note for Ottumwa, Iowa

The new Ottumwa, Iowa station relays the Lake Rathbun, IA NWR broadcast.

New station in Ottumwa, Iowa

Ottumwa, IA—WNG-730, 162.500 MHz, 300 W, NWS Des Moines

From the Des Moines, IA NWS website:

“A new NOAA Weather Radio station, WNG-730 broadcasting at 162.500 Mhz, is now serving parts of eight Iowa counties in southeast Iowa. The new station began transmitting weather information on September 29, 2005. The broadcast-service area includes Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne, Appanoose, Mahaska, Keokuk and Davis counties.

The National Weather Service and Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management appreciate the public service of FMC Broadcasting, Inc., who is hosting the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter on their tower in Ottumwa, IA. A dedication is likely and another announcement will be sent when details are known.”