NMG (radio station)
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NMG is the callsign of the National Hurricane Center
's Atlantic basin
radiofax
radio station
. It broadcasts from the United States Coast Guard
station in New Orleans, Louisiana
with 5 kilowatts
of power.
TAFB weather forecasts are transmitted full-time on the following frequencies
:
NMG also broadcasts at 17146.4 kHz between 1200 and 2045 UTC.
National Hurricane Center
The National Hurricane Center , located at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, is the division of the National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting weather systems within the tropics between the Prime Meridian and the 140th meridian west poleward to the 30th...
's Atlantic basin
Atlantic Basin
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radiofax
Radiofax
Radiofax, also known as weatherfax and HF fax , is an analogue mode for transmitting monochrome images. It was the predecessor to slow-scan television...
radio station
Radio station
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. It broadcasts from the United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
station in New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
with 5 kilowatts
Watt
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of power.
TAFB weather forecasts are transmitted full-time on the following frequencies
Carrier wave
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:
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- 8503.9 kHz
- 12789.9 kHz.
NMG also broadcasts at 17146.4 kHz between 1200 and 2045 UTC.