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WNG583: NOAA Weather Radio for Lake Bronson, Minnesota

WNG583 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Lake Bronson, broadcasting on 162.525 MHz at 344 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Grand Forks 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.

CallsignWNG583
Frequency162.525 MHz
TransmitterLake Bronson, Minnesota
Power344 watts
Forecast officeNWS Grand Forks
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 WNG583 covers

CountyStateSAME code
KittsonMinnesota027069
RoseauMinnesota027135

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 WNG583

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

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