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Overview
WNG689 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Hebron, Indiana, on 162.450 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on WNG689 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Chicago, IL. The transmitter itself stands at Porter County. Its listed transmitter power is 300 watts.
Its signal is meant to serve 7 counties across Indiana, listed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper County | IN | 018073 |
Entire area |
| La Porte County | IN | 018091 |
Entire area |
| Lake County | IN | 018089 |
Entire area |
| Newton County | IN | 018111 |
Entire area |
| Porter County | IN | 018127 |
Entire area |
| Pulaski County | IN | 018131 |
Entire area |
| Starke County | IN | 018149 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WNG689
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Hebron, IN
- Transmitter site
- Porter County
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Chicago, IL
- Office address
- 333 West University Drive, Romeoville, IL 60446
- Office phone
- 815-834-1435
- Coverage
- 7 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WNG689 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Hebron, IN
- NWS office
- Chicago, IL
- Covers
- 7 counties
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