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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.525 MHz to hear WNG701, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Bad Axe area of Michigan. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Detroit/Pontiac, MI. The transmitter site is listed as Bad Axe (Port Austin). It transmits with 100 watts of power.
WNG701 covers 6 counties: Alcona County, Arenac County, Huron County, Iosco County, Sanilac County and Tuscola County. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | MI | 026001 |
Entire area |
| Arenac County | MI | 026011 |
Entire area |
| Huron County | MI | 026063 |
Entire area |
| Iosco County | MI | 026069 |
Entire area |
| Sanilac County | MI | 026151 |
Entire area |
| Tuscola County | MI | 026157 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WNG701
- Frequency
- 162.525 MHz
- Transmitter
- Bad Axe, MI
- Transmitter site
- Bad Axe (Port Austin)
- Power
- 100 watts
- NWS office
- Detroit/Pontiac, MI
- Office address
- 9200 White Lake Road, White Lake, MI 48386
- Office phone
- 248-620-9804
- Coverage
- 6 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, MI
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Location
WNG701 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.525 MHz
- Transmitter
- Bad Axe, MI
- NWS office
- Detroit/Pontiac, MI
- Covers
- 6 counties
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