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Overview
KZZ50 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Essex, Iowa, on 162.550 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on KZZ50 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Omaha/Valley, NE. Its listed transmitter power is 303 watts.
KZZ50 covers 4 counties: Fremont County, Mills County, Montgomery County and Page County. If your radio supports SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding), program the six-digit code for your county from the table below so it alerts only for warnings that affect you.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont County | IA | 019071 |
Entire area |
| Mills County | IA | 019129 |
Entire area |
| Montgomery County | IA | 019137 |
Entire area |
| Page County | IA | 019145 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KZZ50
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Essex, IA
- Power
- 303 watts
- NWS office
- Omaha/Valley, NE
- Office address
- 6707 North 288th Street, Valley, NE 68064
- Office phone
- 402-359-5166
- Coverage
- 4 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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KZZ50 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Essex, IA
- NWS office
- Omaha/Valley, NE
- Covers
- 4 counties
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