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 NWS Fort Worth office 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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