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Overview
KWO39 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Chicago, Illinois, 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 Chicago, IL. The transmitter site is listed as Wood Dale. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 5 counties: Cook County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Lake County, IL, Lake County, IN and Porter County, IN. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | IL | 017031 |
Entire area |
| DuPage County | IL | 017043 |
Entire area |
| Lake County | IL | 017097 |
Entire area |
| Lake County | IN | 018089 |
Entire area |
| Porter County | IN | 018127 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KWO39
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Chicago, IL
- Transmitter site
- Wood Dale
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Chicago, IL
- Office address
- 333 West University Drive, Romeoville, IL 60446
- Office phone
- 815-834-1435
- Coverage
- 5 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Chicago, IL
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Location
KWO39 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Chicago, IL
- NWS office
- Chicago, IL
- Covers
- 5 counties
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