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Overview
WNG550 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Franktown, Colorado, on 162.450 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on WNG550 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Boulder, CO. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 11 counties across Colorado, listed below. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | CO | 008001 |
Entire area |
| Arapahoe County | CO | 008005 |
Entire area |
| Arapahoe County | CO | 408005 |
West part |
| Arapahoe County | CO | 508005 |
Central part |
| Arapahoe County | CO | 608005 |
East part |
| Boulder County | CO | 008013 |
Entire area |
| Broomfield County | CO | 008014 |
Entire area |
| Clear Creek County | CO | 008019 |
Entire area |
| Denver County | CO | 008031 |
Entire area |
| Douglas County | CO | 008035 |
Entire area |
| Gilpin County | CO | 008047 |
Entire area |
| Jefferson County | CO | 008059 |
Entire area |
| Park County | CO | 008093 |
East part |
| Weld County | CO | 008123 |
South and central part |
Station details
- Call sign
- WNG550
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Franktown, CO
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Boulder, CO
- Office address
- 325 Broadway Boulder, CO 80305
- Office phone
- 303-494-4221
- Coverage
- 11 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WNG550 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Franktown, CO
- NWS office
- Boulder, CO
- Covers
- 14 counties
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