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WNG532: NOAA Weather Radio for Cape Hinchinbrook, Alaska

WNG532 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Cape Hinchinbrook, broadcasting on 162.525 MHz at 5 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Anchorage office's broadcast and covers 1 county, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignWNG532
Frequency162.525 MHz
TransmitterCape Hinchinbrook, Alaska
Power5 watts
Forecast officeNWS Anchorage
StatusNormal (NWS data, July 2026)

Marine radios often label 162.525 MHz as WX7, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.

Counties WNG532 covers

CountyStateSAME code
ChugachAlaska002063

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 WNG532

Any receiver that tunes 162.525 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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