WNG651

WNG651 - Mineral Wells All Hazards
City Palo Pinto, Texas
Broadcast area Mineral Wells / Graham / Decatur / Fort Worth / Breckenridge / Stephenville / Granbury
Branding NOAA All Hazards Radio
Slogan The Voice Of The National Weather Service
Frequency 162.525 MHz
Format Weather/Civil Emergency
Language(s) English
Power 300 Watts
HAAT 325 M
Class C
Owner NOAA/National Weather Service
Website www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd

WNG651 (sometimes referred to as Mineral Wells All Hazards) is a NOAA Weather Radio station that serves Mineral Wells and surrounding cities including the western half of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast office in Fort Worth, Texas with its transmitter located in Palo Pinto. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for the following Counties: Erath, Hood, Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise, and Young.

Hourly conditions on this station are reported for the following cities: Mineral Wells, Graham, Bridgeport, Granbury, Stephenville, Abilene, Wichita Falls, and DFW Airport.

Throughout early 2009, all NOAA Weather Radio Stations within the North Texas region (including WNG651) began airing a monthly 15-minute talk show titled "The Lightning Bolt" where listener-submitted questions related to weather are answered by meteorologists.[1]

References

  1. The Lightning Bolt - NWS - Fort Worth (accessed July 5, 2009)

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