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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.400 MHz to hear WXL42, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Forecasts and warnings on WXL42 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Raleigh, NC. The transmitter itself stands at Sauratown Mountain. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 25 counties in North Carolina and Virginia; the full list is in the table below. If your radio supports SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding), program the six-digit code for your county from the table below so it alerts only for warnings that affect you.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | NC | 037001 |
Entire area |
| Alexander County | NC | 037003 |
Entire area |
| Alleghany County | NC | 037005 |
Entire area |
| Caswell County | NC | 037033 |
Entire area |
| Davidson County | NC | 037057 |
Entire area |
| Davie County | NC | 037059 |
Entire area |
| Forsyth County | NC | 037067 |
Entire area |
| Guilford County | NC | 037081 |
Entire area |
| Iredell County | NC | 037097 |
Entire area |
| Randolph County | NC | 037151 |
Entire area |
| Rockingham County | NC | 037157 |
Entire area |
| Rowan County | NC | 037159 |
Entire area |
| Stokes County | NC | 037169 |
Entire area |
| Surry County | NC | 037171 |
Entire area |
| Wilkes County | NC | 037193 |
Entire area |
| Yadkin County | NC | 037197 |
Entire area |
| Carroll County | VA | 051035 |
South part |
| City of Danville | VA | 051590 |
Entire area |
| City of Galax | VA | 051640 |
Entire area |
| City of Martinsville | VA | 051690 |
Entire area |
| Floyd County | VA | 051063 |
Entire area |
| Grayson County | VA | 051077 |
Southeast part |
| Henry County | VA | 051089 |
Entire area |
| Patrick County | VA | 051141 |
Entire area |
| Pittsylvania County | VA | 051143 |
Southwest part |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL42
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Transmitter site
- Sauratown Mountain
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Raleigh, NC
- Office address
- 1005 Capability Dr #300, Raleigh, NC 27606
- Office phone
- 919-326-1042
- Coverage
- 25 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC
Do you pick up WXL42 where you live? Rate its reception and alerts for your neighbors.
Local news and weather radio in North Carolina · NOAA Weather Radio by state · TV and radio in the Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC market
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Location
WXL42 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Winston-Salem, NC
- NWS office
- Raleigh, NC
- Covers
- 25 counties
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