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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.450 MHz to hear KZZ44, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Elephant Lake area of Minnesota. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
The National Weather Service office in Duluth, MN programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter itself stands at Orr. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 2 counties: Koochiching County (east third) and St. Louis County (northwest part). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koochiching County | MN | 027071 |
East third |
| St. Louis County | MN | 127137 |
Northwest part |
Station details
- Call sign
- KZZ44
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Elephant Lake, MN
- Transmitter site
- Orr
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Duluth, MN
- Office address
- 5027 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, MN 55811
- Office phone
- 218-729-6697
- Coverage
- 2 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
KZZ44 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Elephant Lake, MN
- NWS office
- Duluth, MN
- Covers
- 2 counties
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