CHICAGO AREA NOAA WEATHER RADIO & EAS INFO
162.550 KWO39 Chicago
300 Watts
KWO39 mostly serves marine interests/

SAME/FIPS CODES FOR KWO39:

Winthrop Harbor-Wilmette Harbor, IL - 092740
Wilmette Harbor-Northerly Island, IL - 092741
Northerly Island-Calumet Harbor, IL - 092742
Calumet Harbor-Gary, IN - 092743
Gary-Burns Harbor, IN - 092744
Burns Harbor-Michigan City, IN - 092745

Lake Michigan Winthrop Harbor-Wilmette Harbor 5 Nautical Miles Off Shore-Midlake - 092777
Lake Michigan Wilmette Harbor, IL-Michigan City, IN-5 Nautical Miles Off Shore-Midlake - 092779

Cook County - 017031
DuPage County - 017043
Lake County - 017097
Lake County, IN - 018089
Porter County, IN - 018127


162.500 KXI41 Crystal Lake
300 watts

SAME COUNTY CODES FOR KXI41:
Boone County - 017007
Cook County - 017031
Kane County - 017089
Lake County - 017097
McHenry County - 017111
Kenosha County, WI - 055127
Walworth County, WI - 055133


CHICAGO AREA WEEKLY TESTS Wednesday 11AM


EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) IN CHICAGO AREA:

MONTHLY TESTS ISSUED BY IEMA

FIRST TUESDAY of the month
January - 10:15AM
February - 12:15AM
March - 10:15AM
April - 12:15AM
May - 10:15AM
June - 12:15AM
July - 10:15AM
August - 12:15AM
September - 10:15AM
October - 12:15AM
November - 10:15AM
December - 12:15AM



PRIMARY & STATE RELAY STATIONS FOR CHICAGO AREA:

890 WLS (SR - State Relay)
720 WGN (LP-1 - Local Primary 1)
780 WBBM (LP-2 Local Primary 2)



IEMA EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK:

45.44MHZ

Gurnee (Lake County)
Chicago (Cook County)
Tinley Park (Cook County)