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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.500 MHz to hear KJY63, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Forest City area of Iowa. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Des Moines, IA. The transmitter site is listed as Hancock. It transmits with 302 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 9 counties in Iowa and Minnesota; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Gordo County | IA | 019033 |
Entire area |
| Franklin County | IA | 019069 |
Entire area |
| Hancock County | IA | 019081 |
Entire area |
| Kossuth County | IA | 019109 |
Entire area |
| Winnebago County | IA | 019189 |
Entire area |
| Worth County | IA | 019195 |
Entire area |
| Wright County | IA | 019197 |
Entire area |
| Faribault County | MN | 027043 |
Entire area |
| Freeborn County | MN | 027047 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KJY63
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Forest City, IA
- Transmitter site
- Hancock
- Power
- 302 watts
- NWS office
- Des Moines, IA
- Office address
- 9607 NW Beaver Drive, Johnston, IA 50131
- Office phone
- 515-270-2614
- Coverage
- 9 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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KJY63 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Forest City, IA
- NWS office
- Des Moines, IA
- Covers
- 9 counties
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