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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.475 MHz to hear KIG77, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Cape Hatteras area of North Carolina. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City, NC programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter site is listed as Middletown. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 5 counties: Bertie County, Dare County, Hyde County, Tyrrell County and Washington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertie County | NC | 037015 |
Entire area |
| Dare County | NC | 037055 |
Entire area |
| Hyde County | NC | 037095 |
Entire area |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 037177 |
Entire area |
| Washington County | NC | 037187 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KIG77
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Cape Hatteras, NC
- Transmitter site
- Middletown
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Office address
- 533 Roberts Rd, Newport, NC 28570
- Office phone
- 252-223-5737
- Coverage
- 5 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
KIG77 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Cape Hatteras, NC
- NWS office
- Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Covers
- 5 counties
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