page_title: Specific Area Message Encoding
section_title: On weather radio receivers
hierarchical_section_title: Specific Area Message Encoding / On weather radio receivers
caption_attribution_description: English: About S.A.M.E. Technology (S.A.M.E) S.A.M.E. is a location based system. On your weather radio-- you should see "SAME SET" on your NOAA Weather Radio. Once you see that, click on it. Then set it. Does the NWS use the S.A.M.E. Technology? Yes, they do. It's pretty cool. Cool 'eh? Where can I find my S.A.M.E code? You can find your S.A.M.E. code by calling 1-888-NWR-SAME or by going to noaa.gov Still cannot get my S.A.M.E. code. Hmmmm..... maybe.... You know what... Only one more thing...... contact the National Weather Service. If that still does not work.... Your out of luck&#160;:( . It worked Cool! Glad to hear it!
context_page_description: Specific Area Message Encoding is a protocol used for framing and classification of broadcast emergency warning messages. It was developed by the United States National Weather Service for use on its NOAA Weather Radio network, and was later adopted by the Federal Communications Commission for the Emergency Alert System, then subsequently by Environment Canada for use on its Weatheradio Canada service. It is also used to set off receivers in Mexico City and surrounding areas as part of the Mexican Seismic Alert System.
context_section_description: There are many weather/all-hazards radio receivers that are equipped with the SAME alert feature, which allows users to program SAME/FIPS/CLC codes for their designated area or areas of their interest and/or concern rather than the entire broadcast area. (For example, a person living in Irving, Texas, would program a FIPS code for Dallas County. However, if there is a need to know of severe weather from the west and northwest ahead of time, the user would program additional FIPS codes for Denton and Tarrant Counties.)
  On a more specialized receiver, a user has the option to eliminate any SAME alert codes that may not apply to their area such as a "Special Marine Warning" or a "Coastal Flood Warning". Once the SAME header is sent by NOAA/NWS and if it matches the desired code(s), the receivers then decode the event, scroll it on their display screens, and sound an alarm.
  Receivers receive on one of the following National Weather Service network frequencies (in MHz): 162.400, 162.425, 162.450, 162.475, 162.500, 162.525, and 162.550. The signals are typically receivable up to 40 miles (80 km) from the transmitters.
caption: An example of a SAME alert weather radio receiver.
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