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Overview
KZZ51 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Carroll, Iowa. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.425 MHz.
The National Weather Service office in Des Moines, IA programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. Its listed transmitter power is 1,250 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 9 counties in Iowa; the full list is in the table below. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon County | IA | 019009 |
Entire area |
| Calhoun County | IA | 019025 |
Entire area |
| Carroll County | IA | 019027 |
Entire area |
| Crawford County | IA | 019047 |
Entire area |
| Greene County | IA | 019073 |
Entire area |
| Guthrie County | IA | 019077 |
Entire area |
| Ida County | IA | 019093 |
Entire area |
| Sac County | IA | 019161 |
Southeast part |
| Shelby County | IA | 019165 |
Northeast part |
Station details
- Call sign
- KZZ51
- Frequency
- 162.425 MHz
- Transmitter
- Carroll, IA
- Power
- 1,250 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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KZZ51 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.425 MHz
- Transmitter
- Carroll, IA
- NWS office
- Des Moines, IA
- Covers
- 9 counties
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