NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio KZZ-55

KZZ55 Dixon, 162.525 MHz

NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio station KZZ-55 serves Northwest and North Central Illinois, from a 300 Watt transmitter in Dixon, Illinois. The nominal effective range of the transmitter is about 40 miles. Continuous 24 hour programming is provided from the National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office, located southwest of Chicago in Romeoville Illinois.

A map of the listening area is shown below, with Specific Area Message Encoder codes shown for each county. Severe weather watches and warnings are tone-alerted for all counties shaded in blue. Tone alarm tests for the Dixon radio occur each WEDNESDAY at approximately 11 AM.

Map of KZZ-55 Warning Area

County

Ogle
Lee
Carroll**
Whiteside**
Bureau**

SAME code

017141
017103
017015
017195
017011

** Warnings for Carroll, Whiteside and Bureau counties are issued by the NWS office in Davenport, IA.

Broadcast Cycle

Station ID Message
Regional Weather Synopsis	updated around 430 AM and 430 PM, or as needed
Hourly Temperature Roundup	updated between 5 and 10 min past the hour
Short Term Forecast	only when precipitation or active weather is near North Central Illinois
Dixon, Sterling/Rock Falls and Surronding Area Forecast	updated 4 AM and 4 PM and as needed
Rockford Climate Summary	6 AM to 10 am, and 430 PM to 7 PM
River Stages	for the Rock and Pecatonica Rivers (during the warm season)
Severe Weather and other special programming during "active" weather

National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office