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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.400 MHz to hear KIH38, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Jackson area of Mississippi. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
The National Weather Service office in Jackson, MS programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter site is listed as Raymond. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 17 counties in Louisiana and Mississippi; the full list is in the table 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Parish | LA | 022065 |
Entire area |
| Tensas Parish | LA | 022107 |
Entire area |
| Claiborne County | MS | 028021 |
Entire area |
| Copiah County | MS | 028029 |
Entire area |
| Hinds County | MS | 028049 |
Entire area |
| Issaquena County | MS | 028055 |
Entire area |
| Jefferson County | MS | 028063 |
Entire area |
| Lawrence County | MS | 028077 |
Entire area |
| Leake County | MS | 028079 |
Entire area |
| Lincoln County | MS | 028085 |
Entire area |
| Madison County | MS | 028089 |
Entire area |
| Rankin County | MS | 028121 |
Entire area |
| Scott County | MS | 028123 |
Entire area |
| Simpson County | MS | 028127 |
Entire area |
| Smith County | MS | 028129 |
Entire area |
| Warren County | MS | 028149 |
Entire area |
| Yazoo County | MS | 028163 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KIH38
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Jackson, MS
- Transmitter site
- Raymond
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Jackson, MS
- Office address
- 234 Weather Service Dr, Flowood, MS 39232
- Office phone
- 601-936-2189
- Coverage
- 17 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Jackson, MS
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Location
KIH38 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Jackson, MS
- NWS office
- Jackson, MS
- Covers
- 17 counties
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