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Overview
KIH54 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Birmingham, Alabama, on 162.550 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service office in Birmingham, AL programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter itself stands at Wbiq Tv. It transmits with 1,020 watts of power.
KIH54 covers 9 counties in Alabama, each listed below with its SAME code. SAME-capable weather radios filter alerts by county: program the six-digit SAME code listed below for each county you want alerts for.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bibb County | AL | 001007 |
Entire area |
| Blount County | AL | 001009 |
Entire area |
| Chilton County | AL | 001021 |
Entire area |
| Coosa County | AL | 001037 |
Entire area |
| Jefferson County | AL | 001073 |
Entire area |
| Shelby County | AL | 001117 |
Entire area |
| St. Clair County | AL | 001115 |
Entire area |
| Tuscaloosa County | AL | 001125 |
Entire area |
| Walker County | AL | 001127 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KIH54
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Birmingham, AL
- Transmitter site
- Wbiq Tv
- Power
- 1,020 watts
- NWS office
- Birmingham, AL
- Office address
- 465 Weather Vane Rd, Calera, AL 35040
- Office phone
- 205-664-3010
- Coverage
- 9 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Birmingham (Anniston and Tuscaloosa), AL
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Local news and weather radio in Alabama · NOAA Weather Radio by state · TV and radio in the Birmingham (Anniston and Tuscaloosa), AL market
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Location
KIH54 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Birmingham, AL
- NWS office
- Birmingham, AL
- Covers
- 9 counties
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