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Weather Station Hardware => Weather Radios => Topic started by: planxtystratus on May 23, 2019, 11:03:39 PM

Title: Wx Radio Station history
Post by: planxtystratus on May 23, 2019, 11:03:39 PM

Is there any way to find out the history of specific NWR transmitters? I know the WWG-xxx transmitters were put up in the late 70s/early 80s, for most of the eastern section of Kentucky has transmitters with the WWG identification.

Title: Re: Wx Radio Station history
Post by: CW2274 on May 23, 2019, 11:46:12 PM

Quote from: planxtystratus on May 23, 2019, 11:03:39 PM

Is there any way to find out the history of specific NWR transmitters?

Not sure exactly what history you're looking for, but perhaps the FCC may help.

Title: Re: Wx Radio Station history
Post by: Otis on May 24, 2019, 05:35:37 AM

As well not sure what sort of history you are looking for, here is some.
http://weatherradios.com/blog/the-history-of-noaa-weather-radio (http://weatherradios.com/blog/the-history-of-noaa-weather-radio)

Title: Re: Wx Radio Station history
Post by: ericjohn1987 on November 08, 2019, 09:52:21 PM

There is some conflicting data on the history of Weather Radio Stations.

For example, Wikipedia states this about the Weather Radio station in Buras, Louisiana (which is near the mouth of the Mississippi River):
Broadcasting activities of WXL41 began on August 17, 2005

However, if you were to look at the 1979 Radio Shack Catalog on the page for Weather Radios, you will see "Buras" listed under Louisiana.

I personally wish I could get a detailed history of my local station KIH23 which serves South Central and the western portions of Southeast Louisiana.  All I know is that it signed on in 1975 or so...