National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

The NOAA weather radio station, WNG-689, broadcasting from Hebron, IN is currently off the air due to a telecommunications issue. Technicians have been notified of the problem and are working to resolve the issue. However, it is unclear at this time when service will be restored. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

In the meantime, information about NOAA weather radio transmitter coverage in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana can be found below. More can be found here.

 

Transmitter

Frequency (MHz)

Power (Watts)

Area

KWO-39 Chicago

162.550

300

Cook, DuPage, Lake IL, Lake IN, Porter

KZZ-81 Lockport

162.425

1000

Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake IL, Lake IN, Will

KZZ-57 Rockford

162.475

1000

Boone, DeKalb, Green, Lee, Ogle, Rock, Stephenson, Winnebago

WNG-536 DeKalb

162.550

300

Boone, DeKalb, Kane, Lee, Ogle, Winnebago

KZZ-55 Dixon

162.525

300

Bureau, Carroll, Clinton IA, Lee, Ogle, Whiteside

WNG-689 Hebron

162.450

300

Jasper, Lake IN, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke

KXI-41 Crystal Lake

162.500

300

Boone, Cook, Kane, Kenosha, Lake, McHenry, Walworth

KXI-58 Plano

162.400

300

DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, Will

WXK-24 Odell

162.450

1000

Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Will, Woodford

KXI-86 Crescent City

162.500

300

Benton, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Newton, Vermillion

KZZ-58 Kankakee

162.525

300

Iroquois, Kankakee, Lake, Newton, Will