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Overview
WXK47 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Bristol, Tennessee. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.550 MHz.
The National Weather Service office in Morristown, TN programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter site is listed as Holston Mountain. It transmits with 500 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 23 counties across North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, listed below. A weather radio with SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) only sounds an alert for the areas you program, so enter the six-digit SAME code for your county from the table below.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashe County | NC | 037009 |
Entire area |
| Avery County | NC | 037011 |
Entire area |
| Madison County | NC | 037115 |
Entire area |
| Mitchell County | NC | 037121 |
Entire area |
| Watauga County | NC | 037189 |
Entire area |
| Yancey County | NC | 037199 |
Entire area |
| Carter County | TN | 047019 |
Entire area |
| Cocke County | TN | 047029 |
Entire area |
| Greene County | TN | 047059 |
Entire area |
| Hancock County | TN | 047067 |
Entire area |
| Hawkins County | TN | 047073 |
Entire area |
| Johnson County | TN | 047091 |
Entire area |
| Sullivan County | TN | 047163 |
Entire area |
| Unicoi County | TN | 047171 |
Entire area |
| Washington County | TN | 047179 |
Entire area |
| City of Bristol | VA | 051520 |
Entire area |
| City of Norton | VA | 051720 |
Entire area |
| Lee County | VA | 051105 |
Entire area |
| Russell County | VA | 051167 |
Entire area |
| Scott County | VA | 051169 |
Entire area |
| Smyth County | VA | 051173 |
Entire area |
| Washington County | VA | 051191 |
Entire area |
| Wise County | VA | 051195 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK47
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Bristol, TN
- Transmitter site
- Holston Mountain
- Power
- 500 watts
- NWS office
- Morristown, TN
- Office address
- 5974 Commerce Blvd, Talbott, TN 37877
- Office phone
- 423-586-3771
- Coverage
- 23 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WXK47 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Bristol, TN
- NWS office
- Morristown, TN
- Covers
- 23 counties
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