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Overview
KZZ56 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Freeport, Illinois, on 162.450 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 Quad Cities, IA. The transmitter itself stands at Eleroy. Its listed transmitter power is 300 watts.
KZZ56 covers 7 counties in Illinois and Wisconsin, each listed below with its SAME code. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County | IL | 017015 |
Entire area |
| Jo Daviess County | IL | 017085 |
Entire area |
| Ogle County | IL | 017141 |
Entire area |
| Stephenson County | IL | 017177 |
Entire area |
| Winnebago County | IL | 017201 |
Entire area |
| Green County | WI | 055045 |
Entire area |
| Lafayette County | WI | 055065 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KZZ56
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Freeport, IL
- Transmitter site
- Eleroy
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Quad Cities, IA
- Office address
- 9040 Harrison Street (Davenport Municipal Airport), Davenport, IA, 52806
- Office phone
- 563-386-3976
- Coverage
- 7 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Rockford, IL
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KZZ56 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Freeport, IL
- NWS office
- Quad Cities, IA
- Covers
- 7 counties
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