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Overview
WNG656 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Fort Ransom, North Dakota, on 162.525 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on WNG656 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks, ND. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
WNG656 covers 6 counties: Barnes County, Foster County, Pierce County, Richland County, Sargent County and Stutsman County. If your radio supports SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding), program the six-digit code for your county from the table below so it alerts only for warnings that affect you.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes County | ND | 038003 |
Entire area |
| Foster County | ND | 038031 |
Entire area |
| Pierce County | ND | 038069 |
Entire area |
| Richland County | ND | 038077 |
Entire area |
| Sargent County | ND | 038081 |
Entire area |
| Stutsman County | ND | 038093 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WNG656
- Frequency
- 162.525 MHz
- Transmitter
- Fort Ransom, ND
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Grand Forks, ND
- Office address
- 4797 Technology Circle, Grand Forks, ND 58203
- Office phone
- 701-772-0720
- Coverage
- 6 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WNG656 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.525 MHz
- Transmitter
- Fort Ransom, ND
- NWS office
- Grand Forks, ND
- Covers
- 6 counties
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