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Overview
KIG79 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Nashville, Tennessee, on 162.550 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 Nashville, TN. It transmits with 1,020 watts of power.
KIG79 covers 13 counties in Tennessee, each listed below with its SAME code. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheatham County | TN | 047021 |
Entire area |
| Davidson County | TN | 047037 |
Entire area |
| Dickson County | TN | 047043 |
Entire area |
| Macon County | TN | 047111 |
Entire area |
| Maury County | TN | 047119 |
Entire area |
| Montgomery County | TN | 047125 |
Entire area |
| Robertson County | TN | 047147 |
Entire area |
| Rutherford County | TN | 047149 |
Entire area |
| Smith County | TN | 047159 |
Entire area |
| Sumner County | TN | 047165 |
Entire area |
| Trousdale County | TN | 047169 |
Entire area |
| Williamson County | TN | 047187 |
Entire area |
| Wilson County | TN | 047189 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KIG79
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Nashville, TN
- Power
- 1,020 watts
- NWS office
- Nashville, TN
- Office address
- 500 Weather Station Rd, Old Hickory, TN 37138
- Office phone
- 615-754-8500
- Coverage
- 13 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Nashville, TN
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Location
KIG79 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Nashville, TN
- NWS office
- Nashville, TN
- Covers
- 13 counties
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