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Overview
WNG577 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Ladysmith, Wisconsin, on 162.550 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 Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN. The transmitter site is listed as Rusk County. It transmits with 1,020 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 7 counties in Wisconsin; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barron County | WI | 055005 |
Entire area |
| Chippewa County | WI | 055017 |
Entire area |
| Price County | WI | 055099 |
Entire area |
| Rusk County | WI | 055107 |
Entire area |
| Sawyer County | WI | 055113 |
Entire area |
| Taylor County | WI | 055119 |
Entire area |
| Washburn County | WI | 055129 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WNG577
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Ladysmith, WI
- Transmitter site
- Rusk County
- Power
- 1,020 watts
- NWS office
- Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN
- Office address
- 1733 Lake Drive West, Chanhassen, MN, 55317
- Office phone
- 952-361-6670
- Coverage
- 7 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WNG577 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Ladysmith, WI
- NWS office
- Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN
- Covers
- 7 counties
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