KWN59

KWN59
City of license Kirwin, Kansas
Broadcast area Portions of North Central Kansas and South Central Nebraska
Branding NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
Slogan The Voice Of The National Weather Service
Frequency 162.500 MHz
Format Weather/Civil Emergency
Language(s) English
Power 1,000 Watts
Class C
Owner National Weather Service
Website www.crh.noaa.gov/gid

KWN59 is a NOAA Weather Radio station that serves portions of north central Kansas and south central Nebraska. It is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast office in Hastings, Nebraska with its transmitter located in Kirwin, Kansas. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for the following Counties: Phillips County, Kansas, Norton County, Kansas, Osborne County, Kansas, Rooks County, Kansas, Smith County, Kansas, Harlan County, Nebraska, and Franklin County, Nebraska.

The station was created with the cooperation of the Phillips, Rooks, Smith, and Osbourne county emergency managements.

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