NOAA Weather Radio site at Black River Falls, WI Degraded

The NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Black River Falls, WI (WNG564) is broadcasting in a degraded state.

Due to a recent lightning strike and the move of the transmitter to a different nearby tower, the transmitter is not operating at full power.  The lower power output will lessen coverage area.

In coordination with other involved agencies, technicians continue to work on getting the site back up to 100% operations.

The Black River Falls NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts on Channel 5, or a frequency of 162.500 MHz, and serves Clark, Eau Claire, 
Jackson, Monroe, Trempealeau, and Wood Counties in Wisconsin.  

Neighboring transmitters that serve some of these areas include:

Withee, broadcasting on Channel 2 or 162.425 MHz;
Coloma, broadcasting on Channel 1 or 162.400 MHz;
Wausau, broadcasting on Channel 4 or 162.475 MHz;
Winona, broadcasting on Channel 2 or 162.425 MHz;
La Crosse, broadcasting on Channel 7 or 162.550 MHz;
Tomah, broadcasting on Channel 6 or 162.525 MHz.

We apologize for this interruption and will have full service restored as soon as possible.