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Overview
KZZ65 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Bloomington, Illinois, on 162.525 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Lincoln, IL. The transmitter site is listed as Bloomington Heights. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 4 counties: De Witt County, McLean County, Tazewell County and Woodford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Witt County | IL | 017039 |
Entire area |
| McLean County | IL | 017113 |
Entire area |
| Tazewell County | IL | 017179 |
Entire area |
| Woodford County | IL | 017203 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KZZ65
- Frequency
- 162.525 MHz
- Transmitter
- Bloomington, IL
- Transmitter site
- Bloomington Heights
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Lincoln, IL
- Office address
- 1362 State Route 10, Lincoln, IL 62656
- Office phone
- 217-732-3089
- Coverage
- 4 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Peoria-Bloomington, IL
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Location
KZZ65 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.525 MHz
- Transmitter
- Bloomington, IL
- NWS office
- Lincoln, IL
- Covers
- 4 counties
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