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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.400 MHz to hear WNG711, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Olivia area of Minnesota. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
The National Weather Service office in Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter itself stands at Renville County. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 6 counties: Brown County, Chippewa County, Kandiyohi County, Redwood County, Renville County and Yellow Medicine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County | MN | 027015 |
Entire area |
| Chippewa County | MN | 027023 |
Entire area |
| Kandiyohi County | MN | 027067 |
Entire area |
| Redwood County | MN | 027127 |
Entire area |
| Renville County | MN | 027129 |
Entire area |
| Yellow Medicine County | MN | 027173 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WNG711
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Olivia, MN
- Transmitter site
- Renville County
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN
- Office address
- 1733 Lake Drive West, Chanhassen, MN, 55317
- Office phone
- 952-361-6670
- Coverage
- 6 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WNG711 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Olivia, MN
- NWS office
- Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN
- Covers
- 6 counties
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