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WWG83: NOAA Weather Radio for Edwardsport, Indiana

WWG83 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Edwardsport, broadcasting on 162.425 MHz at 1000 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Indianapolis office's broadcast and covers 7 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignWWG83
Frequency162.425 MHz
TransmitterEdwardsport, Indiana
Power1000 watts
Forecast officeNWS Indianapolis
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 WWG83 covers

CountyStateSAME code
DaviessIndiana018027
DuboisIndiana018037
GibsonIndiana018051
GreeneIndiana018055
KnoxIndiana018083
PikeIndiana018125
SullivanIndiana018153

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 WWG83

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 Indiana transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Indiana. Or look any county up with the finder.

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