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Overview
KWN48 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Sanborn, Iowa. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.525 MHz.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Sioux Falls, SD. Its listed transmitter power is 302 watts.
KWN48 covers 3 counties: OBrien County, Osceola County and Sioux County (east half). A weather radio with SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) only sounds an alert for the areas you program, so enter the six-digit SAME code for your county from the table below.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBrien County | IA | 019141 |
Entire area |
| Osceola County | IA | 019143 |
Entire area |
| Sioux County | IA | 019167 |
East half |
Station details
- Call sign
- KWN48
- Frequency
- 162.525 MHz
- Transmitter
- Sanborn, IA
- Power
- 302 watts
- NWS office
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Office address
- 26 Weather Lane, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
- Office phone
- 605-330-4247
- Coverage
- 3 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
KWN48 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.525 MHz
- Transmitter
- Sanborn, IA
- NWS office
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Covers
- 3 counties
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