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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.550 MHz to hear KIG83, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Alpena area of Michigan. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Gaylord, MI. The transmitter site is listed as Herron. It transmits with 800 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 5 counties: Alcona County, Alpena County, Montmorency County, Oscoda County and Presque Isle County. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | MI | 026001 |
Entire area |
| Alpena County | MI | 026007 |
Entire area |
| Montmorency County | MI | 026119 |
Entire area |
| Oscoda County | MI | 026135 |
Entire area |
| Presque Isle County | MI | 026141 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KIG83
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Alpena, MI
- Transmitter site
- Herron
- Power
- 800 watts
- NWS office
- Gaylord, MI
- Office address
- 8800 Passenheim Road, Gaylord, MI 49735
- Office phone
- 989-731-3384
- Coverage
- 5 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Alpena, MI
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Location
KIG83 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Alpena, MI
- NWS office
- Gaylord, MI
- Covers
- 5 counties
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