{"product_id":"noaa-weather-radio-kmz-atak-tak-aware-google-earth","title":"NOAA Weather Radio — 1,035 Transmitters | Free Status-Coded KMZ for ATAK, TAK Aware \u0026 Google Earth","description":"\u003ch2\u003eEvery NOAA Weather Radio transmitter in the country. Free.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1,035 NOAA Weather Radio transmitters\u003c\/strong\u003e across all 50 states and the U.S. territories, each pin carrying its callsign, broadcast frequency, WX channel, transmitter power, tower site, forecast office and operational status.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt ships as \u003cstrong\u003e62 KMZ files\u003c\/strong\u003e — one national, 7 regional and 54 by state or territory — plus a master CSV for spreadsheet and GIS work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree, no account needed. If it saves you one session of squinting at a coverage map, it did its job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReference use only — please read\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a snapshot of a station inventory, not a live status feed and not an alerting system.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStatus changes.\u003c\/strong\u003e Transmitters go down for maintenance, storms and funding. A station marked normal here can be off the air today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo SAME or FIPS alerting data.\u003c\/strong\u003e This maps where transmitters are. It does not tell you which counties a station alerts for, and it is not a substitute for programming your receiver correctly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoverage is not drawn.\u003c\/strong\u003e A pin is a transmitter location. Terrain, power and your antenna decide whether you can actually hear it — a 1000 W station behind a ridge may be useless while a 300 W station in the open is fine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSource labeling anomalies were preserved.\u003c\/strong\u003e A handful of records carry a state field that disagrees with their coordinates or forecast office. Those values were left as supplied rather than silently corrected, so you can see them rather than trust a quiet fix.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor anything that matters, confirm with NOAA.\u003c\/strong\u003e Current status, frequency, coverage and SAME alerting belong to the National Weather Service.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow the color coding works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIcon color is the \u003cstrong\u003eoperational status\u003c\/strong\u003e recorded in the source inventory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGREEN — normal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1,004 transmitters reported operating normally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAMBER — degraded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e17 transmitters reported operating in a degraded condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRED — out of service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14 transmitters reported off the air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStation folders are also separated by status, so you can toggle a category off entirely. Icons are embedded in every KMZ — no icon server, no broken pins, no fetch when you're off-grid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequencies and channels\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOAA Weather Radio uses seven VHF frequencies. Every card shows both the MHz value and the WX designation, so it reads the way your radio is labeled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWX1\u003c\/strong\u003e — 162.550 MHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWX2\u003c\/strong\u003e — 162.400 MHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWX3\u003c\/strong\u003e — 162.475 MHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWX4\u003c\/strong\u003e — 162.425 MHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWX5\u003c\/strong\u003e — 162.450 MHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWX6\u003c\/strong\u003e — 162.500 MHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWX7\u003c\/strong\u003e — 162.525 MHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInside every station card\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCallsign\u003c\/strong\u003e — e.g. KIH63, WXK56, WXL40\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCity\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003estate or territory\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency\u003c\/strong\u003e in MHz and its \u003cstrong\u003eWX channel\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTower site\u003c\/strong\u003e name and \u003cstrong\u003etransmitter power\u003c\/strong\u003e in watts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNWS forecast office\u003c\/strong\u003e responsible for the station\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOperational status\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ecoordinates\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublic internet audio feeds\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the source lists them — useful when you have data but no receiver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFile structure\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSA_NOAA_Weather_Radio_All_Stations.kmz\u003c\/strong\u003e — the national file, organized by state and status\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eregional_kmz\/\u003c\/strong\u003e — 7 files: Northeast 80, Southeast 251, Midwest 312, Southwest 123, Northwest 170, Pacific 94, Territories 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003estate_kmz\/\u003c\/strong\u003e — 54 files, one per state or territory code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNOAA_NWR_Master_Stations.csv\u003c\/strong\u003e — the full tabular dataset\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eassets\/\u003c\/strong\u003e — the tower icons, also embedded in each KMZ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTexas carries 78 transmitters, Alaska 52, Kentucky 40, Minnesota 37, California 35. Rhode Island, Guam, the Virgin Islands and the Northern Marianas carry one each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eATAK \/ CivTAK \/ iTAK \/ WinTAK\u003c\/strong\u003e: import directly or drop into Data Packages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTAK Aware\u003c\/strong\u003e (iPhone)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGoogle Earth Pro\u003c\/strong\u003e (desktop) and \u003cstrong\u003eGoogle Earth Web\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQGIS\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eArcGIS\u003c\/strong\u003e and other KML\/KMZ-capable GIS software\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAny application reading standard \u003cstrong\u003eOGC KML 2.2\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFully functional offline once loaded.\u003c\/strong\u003e The audio-feed links on each card are the only part that needs a connection, and only if you choose to open one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone programming a weather radio or a scanner who wants the nearest transmitter and its channel without hunting through a website\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmateur radio and ARES\/RACES operators building a comms plan for a county or a region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmergency managers checking which transmitters cover an area and which are degraded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparedness-minded households who want the local frequency written down before they need it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravelers and overlanders who want the channel for wherever they're heading, offline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKeep the free files free\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one costs nothing and always will. The free packages are paid for by people who chip in after downloading one — if this saved you time, there's a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/dp-donation\"\u003edonation page\u003c\/a\u003e. Any amount, no obligation, and the files stay free either way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSources \u0026amp; methodology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt from the national NOAA Weather Radio station inventory. Records were parsed into structured fields and each broadcast frequency mapped to its standard WX1–WX7 channel designation. Coordinates came with the source, so no geocoding was involved. Station descriptions were rendered into map panels carrying callsign, frequency, channel, tower site, power, forecast office, coordinates, region, status and any listed audio feeds. State and territory files were generated individually; regional files contain a folder per state, each subdivided by status. Icons are embedded so every file stays portable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the source inventory contained apparent state-labeling anomalies, the original values were preserved rather than reassigned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eData attribution\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStation data originates with \u003cstrong\u003eNOAA\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eNational Weather Service\u003c\/strong\u003e. Official reference: weather.gov\/nwr. Audio feed URLs, where present, belong to third-party operators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistrict47 is \u003cstrong\u003enot affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by\u003c\/strong\u003e NOAA, the National Weather Service, or the U.S. Government. This package adds the channel mapping, status styling, folder structure, embedded icons and the state, regional and national builds on top of the source inventory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTerms\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree for personal and organizational use. Please link to district47.us rather than rehosting the files, so people get current versions. Provided as-is with no warranty of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose. 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