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 |