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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.450 MHz to hear WNG549, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Columbus area of Nebraska. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Forecasts and warnings on WNG549 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Omaha/Valley, NE. The transmitter itself stands at Platte County. It transmits with 1,020 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 8 counties in Nebraska; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County | NE | 031023 |
Entire area |
| Colfax County | NE | 031037 |
Entire area |
| Dodge County | NE | 031053 |
Entire area |
| Merrick County | NE | 031121 |
Entire area |
| Nance County | NE | 031125 |
Entire area |
| Platte County | NE | 031141 |
Entire area |
| Polk County | NE | 031143 |
Entire area |
| Saunders County | NE | 031155 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WNG549
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Columbus, NE
- Transmitter site
- Platte County
- Power
- 1,020 watts
- NWS office
- Omaha/Valley, NE
- Office address
- 6707 North 288th Street, Valley, NE 68064
- Office phone
- 402-359-5166
- Coverage
- 8 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WNG549 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Columbus, NE
- NWS office
- Omaha/Valley, NE
- Covers
- 8 counties
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