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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.450 MHz to hear KZZ28, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Covesville area of Virginia. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Forecasts and warnings on KZZ28 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Baltimore/Washington, VA. The transmitter itself stands at Mt. Oliver. It transmits with 980 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 26 counties across Virginia, listed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle County | VA | 051003 |
Entire area |
| Amelia County | VA | 051007 |
Entire area |
| Amherst County | VA | 051009 |
Entire area |
| Appomattox County | VA | 051011 |
Entire area |
| Augusta County | VA | 051015 |
Entire area |
| Buckingham County | VA | 051029 |
Entire area |
| Campbell County | VA | 051031 |
Entire area |
| Charlotte County | VA | 051037 |
Northeast part |
| City of Charlottesville | VA | 051540 |
Entire area |
| City of Staunton | VA | 051790 |
Entire area |
| City of Waynesboro | VA | 051820 |
Entire area |
| Culpeper County | VA | 051047 |
Entire area |
| Cumberland County | VA | 051049 |
Entire area |
| Fluvanna County | VA | 051065 |
Entire area |
| Goochland County | VA | 051075 |
Entire area |
| Greene County | VA | 051079 |
Entire area |
| Louisa County | VA | 051109 |
Entire area |
| Lunenburg County | VA | 051111 |
Entire area |
| Madison County | VA | 051113 |
Entire area |
| Nelson County | VA | 051125 |
Entire area |
| Nottoway County | VA | 051135 |
Entire area |
| Orange County | VA | 051137 |
Entire area |
| Powhatan County | VA | 051145 |
Entire area |
| Prince Edward County | VA | 051147 |
Entire area |
| Rockingham County | VA | 051165 |
Entire area |
| Spotsylvania County | VA | 051177 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KZZ28
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Covesville, VA
- Transmitter site
- Mt. Oliver
- Power
- 980 watts
- NWS office
- Baltimore/Washington, VA
- Office address
- 43858 Weather Service Road, Sterling, VA 20166
- Office phone
- 703-996-2200
- Coverage
- 26 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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KZZ28 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Covesville, VA
- NWS office
- Baltimore/Washington, VA
- Covers
- 26 counties
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