25
WEATHER
CHANNEL
MESSAGES
You can receive
up
to
the
minute
local area weather reports
provided
by
NOAA
(National
Oceanic
Atmospheric Administration)
24
hours a day,
7 days a week.
An
agency
of
the
U.S.
Department
of
Commerce,
NOAA
warns
of
dangerous weather, charts
our
seas
and skies, guides
our
use
and protection
of
ocean and coastal resources and conducts research
to
improve
our
understanding and stewardship
of
the environment.
The
National
Weather
Service operates
about
380
stations.
Approximately
90
percent
of
the
Nation's
population
is
within
listening range
of
a
NOAA
Weather Radio broadcast.
A
similar
network
of
about
15 stations using the same frequencies
broadcast continuous weather information across
much
of
southern
Canada.
If
you
have a question concerning
NOAA
Weather
Radio
or
wish
to
receive a listing
of
NOAA
Weather
Radio receiver locations, please
contact
your
nearest
National
Weather
Service
Office,
or
write
to
National
Weather
Service (Attn:
W/OM11
),
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring,
MD.
20910.
Note: Some areas
may
not
have a broadcast
tower
within
the transmission range
of
your
75WXST.