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Overview
WXM71 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Beckley, West Virginia, on 162.550 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Charleston, WV. The transmitter itself stands at Flat Top. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 10 counties in Virginia and West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tazewell County | VA | 051185 |
North part |
| Fayette County | WV | 054019 |
Entire area |
| Greenbrier County | WV | 054025 |
Entire area |
| McDowell County | WV | 054047 |
Entire area |
| Mercer County | WV | 054055 |
Entire area |
| Monroe County | WV | 054063 |
Entire area |
| Nicholas County | WV | 054067 |
South half |
| Raleigh County | WV | 054081 |
Entire area |
| Summers County | WV | 054089 |
Entire area |
| Wyoming County | WV | 054109 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXM71
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Beckley, WV
- Transmitter site
- Flat Top
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Charleston, WV
- Office address
- 1754 Hendrickson Dr, South Charleston, WV 25303
- Office phone
- 304-746-0180
- Coverage
- 10 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV
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Local news and weather radio in West Virginia · NOAA Weather Radio by state · TV and radio in the Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV market
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WXM71 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Beckley, WV
- NWS office
- Charleston, WV
- Covers
- 10 counties
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