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Overview
KIG74 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.550 MHz.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Gaylord, MI. The transmitter site is listed as Dafter. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
KIG74 covers 2 counties: Chippewa County and Mackinac County (east half). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa County | MI | 026033 |
Entire area |
| Mackinac County | MI | 026097 |
East half |
Station details
- Call sign
- KIG74
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Sault Ste Marie, MI
- Transmitter site
- Dafter
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Gaylord, MI
- Office address
- 8800 Passenheim Road, Gaylord, MI 49735
- Office phone
- 989-731-3384
- Coverage
- 2 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Traverse City-Cadillac, MI
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Location
KIG74 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Sault Ste Marie, MI
- NWS office
- Gaylord, MI
- Covers
- 2 counties
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