Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
Statement as of 8:56 AM EDT on July 02, 2013
…Fort Wayne weather radio transmitter continues to experience power issues…
The NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Fort Wayne…WXJ-58 at 162.550 MHz…will continue to broadcast at low power due to equipment problems at the site. This is resulting in a degraded broadcast signal from the transmitter. The problem has been identified and parts have arrived…although several hours of dry weather is required for the repair. The situation is being monitored on a daily basis to see when the work can be done.
Alternate NOAA radio broadcasts around The Fort Wayne region are as follows: WXM-98 from Marion at 162.450…KXI-94 from Angola at 162.425 MHz…WXJ-90 from Cridersville at 162.400 MHz. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. This statement will be updated when more information is available.