WNG647: NOAA Weather Radio for Adrian / Petersburg, Michigan
WNG647 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Adrian / Petersburg (transmitter at Lenawee County), broadcasting on 162.450 MHz at 300 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac office's broadcast and covers 9 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.
| Callsign | WNG647 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.450 MHz |
| Transmitter | Adrian / Petersburg (transmitter at Lenawee County), Michigan |
| Power | 300 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Detroit/Pontiac |
| Status | Normal (NWS data, July 2026) |
Marine radios often label 162.450 MHz as WX5, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.
Counties WNG647 covers
| County | State | SAME code |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale | Michigan | 026059 |
| Jackson | Michigan | 026075 |
| Lenawee | Michigan | 026091 |
| Monroe | Michigan | 026115 |
| Washtenaw | Michigan | 026161 |
| Fulton | Ohio | 039051 |
| Henry | Ohio | 039069 |
| Lucas | Ohio | 039095 |
| Williams | Ohio | 039171 |
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 WNG647
Any receiver that tunes 162.450 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 Michigan transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Michigan. 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.