New NOAA All-Hazards radio station in KCDS

[sebenste]

On the morning of December 14, 2006, KJY-97 from Childress at 162.525 MHZ crackled to life. Located on a tall tower just northwest of the city, it's a full thousand watter, and a real blowtorch...in fact, this morning it could be heard by NWS staff on a ham radio at WFO Amarillo. If I remember correctly, it will serve around 6 counties around Childress on the Texas side, and 3 on the Oklahoma side. But the new digital transmitter with a high-gain antenna should allow the broadcast to go far. The fact that AMA can hear it at their office proves my theory.

 

[Brian Stertz]

Hooray

The Childress-Wellington hole has finally been filled. Three cheers for this being a high watt dude too. Shamrock can finally be warned of those softball sized hailbombs and wedges that seem to plague that area when the Texas Panhandle Magic is on !!

 

[Angie Norris]

Finally!!!!

Great news for residents and chasers alike!!!!
Now, we need some spring-like weather to check it out!!!!!

 

[PeteMcConnell]

Amen to that!!

Great news for residents and chasers alike!!!!
Now, we need some spring-like weather to check it out!!!!!

 

[Jason Boggs]

Yea, it will serve well for Childress residents when Mother Nature decides to get nasty like it did on May 9th 2006.

 

[Joseph Tyree]

Here's the link to the press release. The frequency is 162.525.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lub/wxradio/12152006_cds_nwr_nr.html

 

[sebenste]

Here's the link to the press release. The frequency is 162.525.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lub/wxradio/12152006_cds_nwr_nr.html

And this blowtorch now officially serves *12* counties in Texas!

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lub/wxradio/nwr.htm

That's a coverage area!!!!