Editing NOAA Weather Radio (section)

{{Short description|Weather radio network in the United States}}
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{{Infobox broadcasting network
| name          = NOAA Weather Radio
| logo          = Noaa all hazards.svg
| logo_size     = 200px
| type          = [[Weather radio|Weather radio/civil emergency]] services
| branding      = NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
| country       = {{USA}}
| available     = National (through radio transmitters, some commercial radio and television outlets, and [[Internet]] availability via [[streaming media|streaming audio]] from other organizations)
| founded       = {{plainlist|
* 1954 ([[aviation]] weather) first station KWO35 New York City, NY.
* 1958 (general/[[Marine (ocean)|marine]] weather)
}}
| founder       = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| radiostations = 5-1,000W [[very high frequency|VHF]]-[[Frequency modulation|FM]] transmitters
| owner         = [[NOAA]]/[[National Weather Service]]
| parent        = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| key_people    =
| launch_date   = {{plainlist|
* 1950s (in selected cities)
* 1967 (nationwide)
}}
| dissolved     = 
| replaced      = 
| replaced_by   = 
| former_names  = 
| affiliates    = 
| website       = {{URL|http://www.weather.gov/nwr/}}
| footnotes     =  
}}

'''NOAA Weather Radio''' ('''NWR'''), also  known as '''NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards''', is an automated 24-hour network of [[Very high frequency|VHF]] [[Frequency modulation|FM]] [[weather radio]] stations in the United States which broadcast weather information directly from a nearby [[National Weather Service]] office. Its routine programming cycle includes local or regional weather forecasts, synopsis, climate summaries or zone/lake/coastal waters forecasts, and can be shortened to specifically include hazardous weather outlooks, short-term forecasts, special weather statements or tropical weather summaries during hazardous weather events. It occasionally broadcasts other non-weather related events such as national security statements, natural disaster information, environmental and public safety statements such as [[AMBER Alert|AMBER Alerts]], civil emergencies, fires, evacuation orders, and other hazards sourced from the [[Federal Communications Commission]]'s (FCC) [[Emergency Alert System]]. NOAA Weather Radio uses automated broadcast technology that allows for the recycling of segments featured in one broadcast cycle into another and for consistent regular updating of segments to each of the transmitters.

Weather radios are widely sold online and in retail stores that specialize in consumer electronics in Canada and the US. They are available in many supermarkets and drugstores in the southern and midwestern US, which are particularly susceptible to severe weather—large portions of these regions are commonly referred to as "[[Tornado Alley]]".

[[File:NOAA-WR120EZ Weather Radio.jpg|thumb|NOAA WR-120 EZ Weather Radio]]
[[File:NOAA Radio Station in Robinson, TX (November 23, 2021).wav|thumb|NOAA Radio Station in [[Robinson, Texas|Robinson, TX]] (November 23, 2021)]]