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 * Altus, OK    - WWG-97: 162.425 MHz, started June 17, 1998 Altus_WWG-97_County_Map.png
 * Ardmore, OK  - KXI-57: 162.525 MHz, started September 6, 1999 Ardmore KXI-57 County Map.png
 * Atoka, OK   - KWN-49: 162.500 MHz, started 2003 Atoka KWN-49 County Map.gif
 * Chickasha, OK - KJY-94: 162.450 MHz, started January 7, 2007 Chickasha_KJY-94_County_Map.png
 * Clinton, OK  - WXK-87: 162.525 MHz, started January 6, 1979 Clinton_WXK-87_County_Map.png
 * Enid, OK     - WXL-48: 162.475 MHz, started June 13, 1979 Enid_WXL-48_County_Map.png
 * Lawton, OK   - WXK-86: 162.550 MHz, started December 15, 1978 Lawton WXK-86 County Map.gif
 * Oklahoma City, OK - WXK-85: 162.400 MHz, started September 18, 1978 Oklahoma City WXK-85 County Map.gif
 * Ponca City, OK - WWF-42: 162.450 MHz, started September 30, 1994 Ponca City WWF-42 County Map.gif
 * Stillwater, OK - WNG-654: 162.500 MHz, started July 13, 2004 Stillwater WNG-654 County Map.gif
 * Wewoka, OK   - KJY-95: 162.550 MHz, started November 29, 2006 Wewoka KJY-95 County Map.gif
 * Wichita Falls, TX - WXK-31: 162.475 MHz, started May 2, 1978 Wichita Falls WXK-31 County Map.gif
 * Woodward, OK - WWG-46: 162.500 MHz, started September 25, 1997 Woodward WWG-46 County Map.gif

NOAA Weather Radio
NOAA Weather Radio is a service provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The service transmits information concerning warnings and forecasts provided by the local NWS office. It works in cooperation with the Federal Communications Commission, transmitting information provided by its Emergency Alert System. The Weather Forecast Office in Norman sends information through the use of 12 transmitters across Oklahoma and one transmitter in western north Texas.

WWG-97 Altus
WWG-97, the radio transmitter in Altus, provides coverage for seven counties: five counties in southwestern Oklahoma, and two counties in western north Texas. This transmitter has functioned since its initiation on June 17, 1998. The frequency of this station is 162.425 MHz.

Oklahoma County Coverage

 * Greer County
 * Harmon County
 * Jackson County
 * Kiowa County
 * Tillman County

Texas County Coverage

 * Hardeman County
 * Willbarger County

KXI-57 Ardmore
KXI-57 in Ardmore provides coverage for nine counties in southern Oklahoma. This transmitter has been in use since its activation on September 9, 1999. KXI-57 can be accessed through a frequency of 162.525 MHz.

County Coverage

 * Carter County
 * Garvin County
 * Jefferson County
 * Johnston County
 * Love County
 * Marshall County
 * Murray County
 * Pontotoc County
 * Stephens County

KWN-49 Atoka
KWN-49 is located in Atoka, Oklahoma, and provides coverage for eight counties in southeastern Oklahoma. It has been operating since 2003. KWN-49 operates on a radio frequency of 162.500 MHz.

County Coverage

 * Atoka County
 * Bryan County
 * Coal County
 * Johnston County
 * Pontotoc County

KJY-94 Chickasha
KJY-94, located in Chickasha, Oklahoma, provides weather coverage for eight counties in southern Oklahoma. It began operation on January 7, 2007. KJY-94 broadcasts on a frequency of 162.450 MHz.

County Coverage

 * Caddo County
 * Canadian County
 * Cleveland County
 * Comanche County
 * Garvin County
 * Grady County
 * McClain County
 * Stephens County

WXK-87 Clinton
WKY-87, located in Clinton, Oklahoma, transmits weather information to seven counties in western Oklahoma. It was initiated and began operation in 1979 on January 6. WKY-87 transmits on a frequency of 162.525 MHz.

County Coverage

 * Beckham County
 * Blaine County
 * Caddo County
 * Custer County
 * Dewey County
 * Roger Mills County
 * Washita County

WXL-48 Enid
WXL-48, the NWS radio transmitter in Enid, Oklahoma, provides coverage for seven counties in the north-central section of Oklahoma. It began transmitting information on June 13, 1979. This transmitter operates on a frequency of 162.475 MHz.

County Coverage

 * Alfalfa County
 * Blaine County
 * Garfield County
 * Grant County
 * Kingfisher County
 * Logan County
 * Major County

WXK-86 Lawton
The NWS radio transmitter in Lawton, Oklahoma, WXK-86, provides coverage for seven counties in and around the Lawton area. It started sending transmissions for the National Weather Service on December 15, 1978. WXK-86 broadcasts information on a frequency of 162.550 MHz.

County Coverage

 * Caddo County
 * Comanche County
 * Cotton County
 * Grady County
 * Kiowa County
 * Stephens County
 * Tillman County

WXK-85 Oklahoma City
The radio transmitter in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, WXK-85, is perhaps one of the most important transmitters in the state, because it provides coverage for the entire Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. It provides weather coverage to ten counties in central Oklahoma. It is the longest operating transmitter in the Norman forecast area in Oklahoma, beginning operation on September 18, 1978. WXK-85 operates on a frequency of 162.400 MHz.

County Coverage

 * Canadian County
 * Cleveland County
 * Grady County
 * Kingfisher County
 * Lincoln County
 * Logan County
 * McClain County
 * Oklahoma County
 * Payne County
 * Pottawatomie County

WWF-42 Ponca City
WWF-42, the radio station located in Ponca City, Oklahoma, provides weather coverage to two counties in southern Kansas, and to four counties in north-central Oklahoma. It has been in operation since September 30, 1994. This transmitter broadcasts on a frequency of 162.450 MHz.

Kansas County Coverage

 * Cowley County
 * Sumner County

Oklahoma County Coverage

 * Grant County
 * Kay County
 * Noble County
 * Osage County

WNG-654 Stillwater
WNG-654 is a radio transmitter for the NWS, located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It provides weather coverage for six counties in Oklahoma. WNG-654 has been in operation since July 13, 2007. WNG-654 runs on a frequency of 162.500.

County Coverage

 * Creek County
 * Lincoln County
 * Logan County
 * Noble County
 * Pawnee County
 * Payne County

KJY-95 Wewoka
KJY-95, located in Wewoka, Oklahoma, provides NWS coverage for seven Oklahoma counties. It has been in operation since November 11, 2006. This station broadcasts information on a radio frequency of 162.550.

County Coverage

 * Coal County
 * Hughes County
 * Lincoln County
 * Okfuskee County
 * Pontotoc County
 * Pottawatomie County
 * Seminole County

WXK-31 Wichita Falls
WXK-31, located in Wichita Falls, Texas, provides NWS coverage for two counties in southwestern Oklahoma, and five counties in western north Texas. It is the oldest transmitter in the Norman forecast area, beginning operation on March 2, 1978. WXK-31 operates on a frequency of 162.475.

Oklahoma County Coverage

 * Cotton County
 * Tillman County

Texas County Coverage

 * Archer County
 * Baylor County
 * Clay County
 * Wichita County
 * Wilbarger County

WWG-46 Woodward
WWG-46, located in Woodward, Oklahoma, provides NWS coverage for nine counties in three different states: one county in southern Kansas, seven counties in northwestern Oklahoma, and one county in the northeastern section of the Texas panhandle. It began operation on September 25, 1997. This transmitter broadcasts information on a frequency of 162.500 MHz.

Kansas County Coverage

 * Clark County

Oklahoma County Coverage

 * Beaver County
 * Dewey County
 * Ellis County
 * Harper County
 * Major County
 * Woods County
 * Woodward County

Texas County Coverage

 * Lipscomb County

Office Staff
As of October 2013, there are 25 employees working at the National Weather Service forecast office in Norman. As cited from the office's main website, the employees are as shown below.

Administrative Staff
Currently, the administrative staff members are David Andra (Meteorologist In Charge), Rick Smith (Warning Coordination Meteorologist), Jeff Engel (Electronic Systems Analyst), Aaron Anderson (Information Technology Officer), and Christine Grant (Administrative Support Assistant). The position of Science and Operations Officer is vacant.

Senior Forecasters
The senior forecasters in Norman are Kevin Brown, Scott Curl, Ken Gallant, Michael Scotten, and Wayne Ruff.

General Forecasters
The general forecasters are Marc Austin, Ryan Barnes, Jonathan Kurtz, Erin Maxwell, Cheryl Sharpe, Doug Speheger, and Bruce Thoren.

Hydrologist
The Service Hydrologist is Steve Kruckenberg.

Public Service
In Norman, the Observations Program Leader is Forrest Mitchell, and the Hydrometeorological Technician is Daryl Williams. There are also two Meteorologist Interns, being Matthew Day, and John Pike.

Electronics Technicians
There are currently three electronics technicians working at the Norman forecast office, being Monty Davis, Dan Herring, and Bill Nardi.

KTLX
KTLX, shortened to TLX, is one of the radars connected with the Norman forecast office, and is located in Oklahoma City in central Oklahoma.

KFDR
KFDR, shortened to FDR, is one of the radars connected with the Norman forecast office, and is located in Frederick, in southwestern Oklahoma.

KVNX
KVNX, shortened to VNX, is one of the radars connected with the Norman forecast office, and is located at Vance Air Force Base in northern Oklahoma.