WNG-676 NOAA Weather Radio from Clearwater MN is in it's 30 day test period.
It went on line yesterday (Sunday 11/2).
From the NWS announcement...
THE CLEARWATER STATION IS LOCATED MIDWAY BETWEEN CLEARWATER AND
MONTICELLO...AND WILL REACH PRINCETON...ELK RIVER...ST FRANCIS...
ROGERS...ROCKFORD...BUFFALO...ANNANDALE...FOLEY AND ST CLOUD. ITS
FREQUENCY IS 162.500 MEGAHERTZ AND THE CALL SIGN IS WNG-676. THE
PROGRAMMING OFFICE IS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN.
COUNTIES TO BE ALARMED (Ed. Note: this is for the tone alerts...not that the counties should be alarmed to have a new weather radio station *laugh*) ARE YET TO BE DETERMINED...AS SIGNAL STRENGTH
FIELD SURVEYS MUST BE COMPLETED.
SINCE THE EQUIPMENT WAS JUST INSTALLED...ALL THREE STATIONS ARE
OPERATING IN A 30 DAY TEST PERIOD...SO OCCASIONAL INTERRUPTIONS ARE
POSSIBLE IN CASE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NECESSARY.
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