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084 NOUS44 KTSA 121530 PNSTSA PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ARZ001-OKZ057-058-060-062-063-068-069-121730- BENTON-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-MAYES-DELAWARE-CHEROKEE-ADAIR- 1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...PERMANENT FREQUENCY CHANGE OF NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER IN GROVE OKLAHOMA BEGINNING MONDAY OCTOBER 15TH... IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE OUR SERVICE TO NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...FAR NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...THE FREQUENCY OF NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION WWH38 LOCATED IN GROVE OKLAHOMA WILL BE PERMANENTLY CHANGED ON MONDAY OCTOBER 15TH. ON THAT DATE AT NOON...THE BROADCAST FREQUENCY FOR DELAWARE...OTTAWA... CRAIG...MAYES...WESTERN BENTON...MCDONALD...AND NEWTON COUNTIES WILL BE CHANGED FROM 162.500 MHZ TO 162.525 MHZ. THIS CHANGE IS BEING MADE TO ALLEVIATE FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING BETWEEN THE GROVE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AND NEARBY SITES IN CASSVILLE MISSOURI AND HARRISON ARKANSAS. A TEST OF THIS FREQUENCY CHANGE CONDUCTED ON JULY 9TH CONFIRMED THAT THE FREQUENCY SWITCH DID INDEED ALLEVIATE THE FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE OF THESE SITES. TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE LIFE-SAVING BROADCAST WEATHER INFORMATION FOR DELAWARE...OTTAWA...CRAIG...MAYES...WESTERN BENTON...MCDONALD... AND NEWTON COUNTIES...LISTENERS OF THE GROVE NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION MUST CHANGE FREQUENCIES ON THEIR RECEIVERS BEGINNING AT NOON OCTOBER 15TH. FOR MANY LISTENERS...THIS WILL SIMPLY REQUIRE A CHANGE ON THEIR RECEIVERS FROM STATION SETTING FIVE TO STATION SETTING SIX. $$ 69