NOAA Weather Radio Outage at Sugarloaf (WNG-547) Transmitter

The Sugarloaf NOAA Weather Radio transmitter site WNG547,
operating on a frequency of 162.450 Megahertz, is off the air.
Recent strong winds at the transmitter site caused severe damage
to the tower, likely causing an extended outage. This transmitter
serves the following counties in Maine; Androscoggin, Franklin,
Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, and Waldo.

We appreciate your patience and apologize for the inconvenience.

Alternate transmitters that serve the Sugarloaf NOAA Weather
Radio listening area include:

162.500 MHz at Mt. Washington
162.475 MHz in Dresden
162.425 MHz in Greenville

Status of the transmitter and alternative sites can be viewed at this link: https://www.weather.gov/nwr/states_dyn?state=ME