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KZZ90: NOAA Weather Radio for Raspberry Island, Alaska

KZZ90 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Raspberry Island, broadcasting on 162.425 MHz at 5 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Kodiak office's broadcast and covers 2 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignKZZ90
Frequency162.425 MHz
TransmitterRaspberry Island, Alaska
Power5 watts
Forecast officeNWS Kodiak
StatusNormal (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 KZZ90 covers

CountyStateSAME codeNote
Bristol BayAlaska002060N|W
Kodiak IslandAlaska002150N|C

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 KZZ90

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.

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