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Overview
WXM55 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Grand Junction, Colorado. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.550 MHz.
The National Weather Service office in Grand Junction, CO programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter site is listed as Rapid Creek. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
WXM55 covers 2 counties: Mesa County and Garfield County (west half). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield County | CO | 008045 |
West half |
| Mesa County | CO | 008077 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXM55
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Grand Junction, CO
- Transmitter site
- Rapid Creek
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Grand Junction, CO
- Office address
- 2844 Aviators Way, Grand Junction, CO 81506
- Office phone
- 970-243-7007
- Coverage
- 2 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Grand Junction-Montrose, CO
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Location
WXM55 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Grand Junction, CO
- NWS office
- Grand Junction, CO
- Covers
- 2 counties
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