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WZ2513: NOAA Weather Radio for Copper Harbor, Michigan

WZ2513 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Copper Harbor, broadcasting on 162.500 MHz at 300 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Marquette 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.

CallsignWZ2513
Frequency162.500 MHz
TransmitterCopper Harbor, Michigan
Power300 watts
Forecast officeNWS Marquette
StatusNormal (NWS data, July 2026)

Marine radios often label 162.500 MHz as WX6, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.

Counties WZ2513 covers

CountyStateSAME code
KeweenawMichigan026083

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 WZ2513

Any receiver that tunes 162.500 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.

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