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Overview
WXK72 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Putnamville, Indiana, on 162.400 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 Indianapolis, IN. The transmitter itself stands at Brazil. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
WXK72 covers 10 counties in Indiana, each listed below with its SAME code. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County | IN | 018021 |
Entire area |
| Fountain County | IN | 018045 |
Entire area |
| Hendricks County | IN | 018063 |
Entire area |
| Montgomery County | IN | 018107 |
Entire area |
| Morgan County | IN | 018109 |
Entire area |
| Owen County | IN | 018119 |
Entire area |
| Parke County | IN | 018121 |
Entire area |
| Putnam County | IN | 018133 |
Entire area |
| Vermillion County | IN | 018165 |
Entire area |
| Vigo County | IN | 018167 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK72
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Putnamville, IN
- Transmitter site
- Brazil
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Indianapolis, IN
- Office address
- 6900 West Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46241
- Office phone
- 317-856-0664
- Coverage
- 10 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WXK72 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Putnamville, IN
- NWS office
- Indianapolis, IN
- Covers
- 10 counties
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