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KIG60: NOAA Weather Radio for Burlington, Vermont

KIG60 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Burlington (transmitter at Mt. Mansfield), broadcasting on 162.400 MHz at 500 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Burlington 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.

CallsignKIG60
Frequency162.400 MHz
TransmitterBurlington (transmitter at Mt. Mansfield), Vermont
Power500 watts
Forecast officeNWS Burlington
StatusNormal (NWS data, July 2026)

Marine radios often label 162.400 MHz as WX2, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.

Counties KIG60 covers

CountyStateSAME codeNote
ClintonNew York036019
EssexNew York036031E
FranklinNew York036033ALL
AddisonVermont050001
ChittendenVermont050007ALL
FranklinVermont050011
Grand IsleVermont050013
LamoilleVermont050015
WashingtonVermont050023

A county marked with a note (for example partial coverage) is served for that portion only. 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 KIG60

Any receiver that tunes 162.400 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 Vermont transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Vermont. Or look any county up with the finder.

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