WWG32
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WWG32 is a NOAA Weather Radio
station that serves the small Southern area of the Buffalo – Niagara Falls metropolitan area. It is programmed from the National Weather Service
forecast office in Buffalo, New York
with its transmitter located in Cattaraugus
and its city of license in Little Valley
. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for Cattaraugus
and Allegany
Counties, and carries hazard information (but not forecasts) for McKean County, Pennsylvania
.
Though geographically closer to Jamestown-based WNG541
, which gives reports more centered around the Southern Tier, WWG32 currently simulcasts Buffalo-based KEB98
instead and as a result carries a significant amount of Buffalo-based information (including Lake Ontario
forecasts, which are largely irrelevant to Southern Tier listeners). Though this is largely because WWG32 predates WNG541, the NWS Buffalo Office has never explained why WWG32 continues to carry a more distant station, when a closer, more relevant station is available. Like KEB98, WWG32's local observations come from Buffalo Niagara International Airport
, even though no less than four regional airport observation stations are geographically closer to Little Valley (Dunkirk, Jamestown, Bradford and Wellsville).
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards is a network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from a nearby National Weather Service office. It is operated by the NWS, an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the United States Department of...
station that serves the small Southern area of the Buffalo – Niagara Falls metropolitan area. It is programmed from the National Weather Service
National Weather Service
The National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States government...
forecast office in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
with its transmitter located in Cattaraugus
Cattaraugus, New York
Cattaraugus is a village in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,075 at the 2000 census.The Village of Cattaraugus lies in the northeast part of the Town of New Albion, north of Salamanca, New York.- History :...
and its city of license in Little Valley
Little Valley (town), New York
Little Valley is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,788 at the 2000 census. The town is named after its local geographical setting, a relative comparison of two tributaries of the Allegheny River.The Town of Little Valley is centrally located in the county...
. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for Cattaraugus
Cattaraugus County, New York
Cattaraugus County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,317. The county seat is Little Valley.-History:...
and Allegany
Allegany County, New York
Allegany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,946. Its name derives from a Delaware Indian word, applied by settlers of Western New York State to a trail that followed the Allegheny River. Its county seat is...
Counties, and carries hazard information (but not forecasts) for McKean County, Pennsylvania
McKean County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 45,936 people, 18,024 households, and 12,094 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 21,644 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...
.
Though geographically closer to Jamestown-based WNG541
WNG541
WNG541 is a NOAA Weather Radio station that is licensed to Jamestown, New York and is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast office in Buffalo, with its transmitter located in Frewsburg. The station primarily broadcasts weather and hazard information for Chautauqua County, New York...
, which gives reports more centered around the Southern Tier, WWG32 currently simulcasts Buffalo-based KEB98
KEB98
KEB98 is a NOAA Weather Radio station that serves the Buffalo – Niagara Falls metropolitan area and surrounding cities as well as 40 miles into Lake Erie and can be heard in the Southeastern tip of Ontario...
instead and as a result carries a significant amount of Buffalo-based information (including Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
forecasts, which are largely irrelevant to Southern Tier listeners). Though this is largely because WWG32 predates WNG541, the NWS Buffalo Office has never explained why WWG32 continues to carry a more distant station, when a closer, more relevant station is available. Like KEB98, WWG32's local observations come from Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport is an airport located in Cheektowaga CDP, Town of Cheektowaga, in Erie County, New York, USA. It is named after the Buffalo – Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The airport serves Buffalo, New York as well as Southern Ontario, Canada...
, even though no less than four regional airport observation stations are geographically closer to Little Valley (Dunkirk, Jamestown, Bradford and Wellsville).