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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.525 MHz to hear WNG521, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Bogalusa area of Louisiana. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 9 parishes in Louisiana and Mississippi; the full list is in the table below. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helena Parish | LA | 022091 |
Entire area |
| St. Tammany Parish | LA | 022103 |
Entire area |
| Tangipahoa Parish | LA | 022105 |
Entire area |
| Washington Parish | LA | 022117 |
Entire area |
| Lamar County | MS | 028073 |
Entire area |
| Marion County | MS | 028091 |
Entire area |
| Pearl River County | MS | 028109 |
Entire area |
| Pike County | MS | 028113 |
Entire area |
| Walthall County | MS | 028147 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WNG521
- Frequency
- 162.525 MHz
- Transmitter
- Bogalusa, LA
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
- Office address
- 62300 Airport Rd., Slidell, LA 70460
- Office phone
- 504-522-7330
- Coverage
- 9 parishes
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WNG521 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.525 MHz
- Transmitter
- Bogalusa, LA
- NWS office
- New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
- Covers
- 9 counties
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