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Overview
WWG81 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Phelps, Kentucky, on 162.500 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on WWG81 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Jackson, KY. The transmitter site is listed as Dicks Knob. Its listed transmitter power is 300 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 2 counties: Pike County, KY and Mingo County, WV. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike County | KY | 021195 |
Entire area |
| Mingo County | WV | 054059 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WWG81
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Phelps, KY
- Transmitter site
- Dicks Knob
- 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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WWG81 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Phelps, KY
- NWS office
- Jackson, KY
- Covers
- 2 counties
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