NOAA Weather Radio Station WWF56 broadcasts Weather Information for the Yakima Valley, Lower Columbia Basin, and Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington. You will also hear Weather-Related Alerts such as Winter Storm Warnings, Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, and Flood Warnings, as well as Non-Weather Related Hazards, such as Child Abduction Emergencies. Some Alerts, such as Severe Thunderstorms Warnings, interrupt normal broadcast with EAS (Emergency Alert System) Tones, which activate SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) Capable Equipment, such as a Modern NOAA Weather Radio, and/or a 1050 Hz Tone, to activate older devices that do not use SAME Technology.
Transmitter Details: Call Sign: WWF56
Frequency: 162.450 Mhz
Power: 300 Watts
Location: Rattlesnake Mountain in Richland, Washington
Feed Originator: National Weather Service Pendleton, Oregon
Equipment Used to Broadcast Feed: Receiver: CCRadioPlus
Encoder: Sony VAIO SVJ20215CXB running SECaster
EAS Test Times: Every Monday at 11:00 AM PDT from the Civil Authories for all of CA, NV, OR, and WA. (No 1050 Hz Tone)
Every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PDT from the Washington State Emergency Operations Center for all of Washington State.
(No 1050 Hz Tone)
Every Wednesday between 10:00 AM and Noon PDT from the National Weather Service in Pendleton, Oregon for the following Counties: Adams [WA], Benton [WA], Franklin [WA], Grant [WA], Klickitat [WA], Walla Walla [WA], and Yakima [WA]. (Includes 1050 Hz Tone) Every Thursday between 8:30 and 9:00 AM PDT from Franklin County Emergency Management. (No 1050 Hz Tone)
DO NOT USE THIS FEED TO RECEIVE ALERTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. USE A DEDICATED NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO.