KZZ86: NOAA Weather Radio for Althorp Peak, Alaska
KZZ86 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Althorp Peak, broadcasting on 162.425 MHz at 5 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Juneau office's broadcast and covers 3 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.
| Callsign | KZZ86 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.425 MHz |
| Transmitter | Althorp Peak, Alaska |
| Power | 5 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Juneau |
| Status | Normal (NWS data, July 2026) |
Marine radios often label 162.425 MHz as WX4, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.
Counties KZZ86 covers
| County | State | SAME code | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoonah-Angoon | Alaska | 002105 | ALL |
| Juneau | Alaska | 002110 | ALL |
| Sitka | Alaska | 002220 | ALL |
A county marked with a note (for example partial coverage) is served for that portion only. Program the six-digit code into your radio's SAME location list - the SAME code guide walks through it, and how alert radios work explains what the radio does with it.
Hearing KZZ86
Any receiver that tunes 162.425 MHz FM can listen: scanners, VHF ham radios, marine sets, or a software-defined receiver. What those do not do is wake you at 3 a.m. - for that you want a dedicated radio with SAME alerting, covered in the buyer's guide.
Every Alaska transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Alaska. Or look any county up with the finder.
Sources:
- “NWR County Coverage Listings”. weather.gov. Archived from the original on 2026-07-19. Retrieved 2026-07-16. Every figure on this page - frequency, transmitter site, power, operational status, and county SAME codes - is from this dataset. Transmitters move, change power, and go down for maintenance; verify locally before you rely on it.