NWR Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME)

Detailed SAME System Specification (pdf file)

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Explanation of NWR and SAME

• How the NWR SAME system works
• How you can program your new NWR SAME receiver with this code
• SAME codes for states, counties, and territories
• SAME codes for message types
• NWS implementations of FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) code changes and / or SAME location code changes
• InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) 31 – 2009, Information technology - Codes for the Identification of Counties and Equivalent Areas of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas

NWR service to a county depends on reliable signal reception, which typically extends in about a 40 mile radius from the transmitter, assuming level terrain. Counties without NWR coverage or partial NWR coverage are indicated. Some counties or parts of counties, especially in mountainous areas, may not have reliable reception due to signal blockages or excessive distance from the transmitter.