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Overview
KIG86 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Columbus, Ohio. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.550 MHz.
Forecasts and warnings on KIG86 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, OH. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
KIG86 covers 17 counties in Ohio, each listed below with its SAME code. A weather radio with SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) only sounds an alert for the areas you program, so enter the six-digit SAME code for your county from the table below.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign County | OH | 039021 |
East part |
| Clark County | OH | 039023 |
East part |
| Delaware County | OH | 039041 |
Entire area |
| Fairfield County | OH | 039045 |
Entire area |
| Fayette County | OH | 039047 |
Entire area |
| Franklin County | OH | 039049 |
Entire area |
| Greene County | OH | 039057 |
Entire area |
| Hocking County | OH | 039073 |
Entire area |
| Knox County | OH | 039083 |
Southwest half |
| Licking County | OH | 039089 |
Entire area |
| Madison County | OH | 039097 |
Entire area |
| Marion County | OH | 039101 |
Entire area |
| Morrow County | OH | 039117 |
Central and south parts |
| Muskingum County | OH | 039119 |
West part |
| Perry County | OH | 039127 |
Entire area |
| Pickaway County | OH | 039129 |
Entire area |
| Union County | OH | 039159 |
Southeast half |
Station details
- Call sign
- KIG86
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Columbus, OH
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Wilmington, OH
- Office address
- 1901 OH-134, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Office phone
- 937-383-0031
- Coverage
- 17 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Columbus, OH
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Location
KIG86 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Columbus, OH
- NWS office
- Wilmington, OH
- Covers
- 17 counties
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