NOAA Weather Radio Stream
What is NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)?
(from the NOAA NWR Website)
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network
of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly
from a nearby National Weather Service office. NWR broadcasts National
Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information
24 hours a day.
Working with the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC)
Emergency Alert System , NWR is an "All Hazards" radio network,
making it your single source for comprehensive weather and emergency information.
In conjunction with Federal, State, and Local Emergency Managers and other
public officials, NWR also broadcasts warning and post-event information
for all types of hazards -- including natural (such as earthquakes or
avalanches), environmental (such as chemical releases or oil spills),
and public safety (such as AMBER alerts or 911 Telephone outages).
Known as the "Voice of NOAA's National Weather Service,"
NWR is provided as a public service by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), part of the Department of Commerce. NWR includes
more than 940 transmitters , covering all 50 states, adjacent coastal
waters, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Pacific Territories.
NWR requires a special radio receiver or scanner capable of picking up
the signal. Broadcasts are found in the VHF public service band at these
seven frequencies (MHz): 162.400, 162.425, 162.450, 162.475, 162.500,
162.525, 162.550
How Does the Broadcast Stream Over Lakevilleweather.com?
Lakevilleweather.com uses a Jensen MR-600 AM/FM/WX Band
radio to tune-in KEC65, the local NWR station for our area. The audio
output from the radio is then fed into one of the computers we use to
produce the website. The computer then runs an encoding program to stream
the audio to a server hosted by WeatherUnderground, which serves as a
mounting point for the stream, which then can be accesed via a unique
URL
on the internet.
We then, in turn, capture the stream using a simple AJAX-based
script which automatically loads the stream into the browser via the Flash
plugin. More details on the software and hardware described here can be
found on our Equipment and Software page.
So, What About KEC65?
KEC65 is the FCC Callsign of one of 12 NWR stations operated
by the National Weather Service's Chanhassen, MN Weather Forecast Office
(MPX-WFO). KEC65 is generated by specialists working at MPX-WFO using
both voice recording and automated voice equipment. The broadcast is transmitted
from the KSTP-TV transmitter and antenna in St. Paul 24-hours a day, seven
days a week. For more information on KEC65 and other stations operated
by the MPX-WFO, click here.
Can I Get Other NOAA Weather Radio Stations
Online?
We are a part of a growing network of providers of NOAA's
NWR stations over the internet. Check out more
NOAA Weather Radio stations at Weather Underground .
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