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Overview
WWG61 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Stanton, Kentucky. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.550 MHz.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Jackson, KY. The transmitter itself stands at Rotten Point. Its listed transmitter power is 300 watts.
Its signal is meant to serve 2 counties: Bell County and Powell County. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell County | KY | 021013 |
Entire area |
| Powell County | KY | 021197 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WWG61
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Stanton, KY
- Transmitter site
- Rotten Point
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Jackson, KY
- Office address
- 1329 Airport Road, Jackson, KY 41339
- Office phone
- 606-666-8000
- Coverage
- 2 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WWG61 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Stanton, KY
- NWS office
- Jackson, KY
- Covers
- 2 counties
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