wthr rd s spclzd rd rcvr tht s dsgnd t rcv pblc brdcst srvc, typclly frm gvrnmnt-wnd rd sttns, ddctd t brdcstng wthr frcsts nd rprts n cntnl bss, wth th rtn wthr rprts bng ntrrptd by mrgncy wthr rprts whnvr ndd. Wthr rds r typclly qppd wth stndby lrtng fnctn—f th rd s mtd r tnd t nthr bnd nd svr wthr blltn s trnsmttd, t cn tmtclly snd n lrm nd/r swtch t pr-tnd wthr chnnl fr mrgncy wthr nfrmtn. Wthr rd srvcs my ls ccsnlly brdcst nn-wthr-rltd mrgncy nfrmtn, sch s n th vnt f ntrl dsstr, chld bdctn lrt, r trrrst ttck.
Thy gnrlly brdcst n pr-llctd vry hgh frqncy (VHF) rng sng FM. slly rd scnnr r ddctd wthr rd rcvr s ndd fr lstnng, lthgh n sm lctns wthr rd brdcst my b r-trnsmttd n n M r FM brdcst sttn, n trrstrl tlvsn sttns, r lcl pblc, dctnl, nd gvrnmnt ccss (PG) cbl TV chnnls r drng wthr r thr mrgncs.