[KYHAM] CHANGES TO THE LOUISVILLE NOAA TRANSMITTER COVERAGE

[Ron Dodson]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
755 AM EDT FRI MAY 27 2005

...CHANGES TO THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO LOUISVILLE TRANSMITTER COVERAGE 
AREA...

EFFECTIVE BY WEDNESDAY JUNE 15 2005...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WILL BE 
MADE TO THE LOUISVILLE NWR TRANSMITTER (KIH43)...WHICH OPERATES ON A 
FREQUENCY OF 162.475 MHZ. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO THE "REBROADCAST" 
STATIONS LOCATED IN ELIZABETHTOWN (KIH43A...162.55 MHZ) AND EKRON 
(KZZ64...162.45 MHZ).

LARUE COUNTY IN KENTUCKY (FIPS CODE 021123) WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE 
LOUISVILLE TRANSMITTER COVERAGE AREA. LARUE COUNTY WILL STILL BE 
COVERED PRIMARILY BY THE HORSE CAVE TRANSMITTER (WNG570 OPERATING ON 
A FREQUENCY OF 162.5 MHZ) AND SECONDARILY BY THE BOWLING GREEN 
TRANSMITTER (KIH45 OPERATING ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.4 MHZ).

IN ADDITION...PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN INDIANA (FIPS CODE 018123) 
AND HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY (FIPS CODE 021091) WILL BOTH 
BE ADDED TO THE LOUISVILLE TRANSMITTER COVERAGE AREA. NOTE THAT 
PERRY AND HANCOCK COUNTIES WILL STILL ALSO BE COVERED BY THE 
TRANSMITTERS OPERATING IN EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO.

IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN LOUISVILLE AT (502) 969-8842 
MONDAY - FRIDAY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 800 AM - 500 PM EDT. ALSO... 
YOU MAY CONTACT US VIA OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE