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Overview
WXL79 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Butte, Montana, on 162.550 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on WXL79 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Missoula, MT. The transmitter site is listed as Xl Heights. It transmits with 100 watts of power.
WXL79 covers 8 counties in Montana, each listed below with its SAME code. SAME-capable weather radios filter alerts by county: program the six-digit SAME code listed below for each county you want alerts for.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | MT | 030001 |
North part |
| Deer Lodge County | MT | 030023 |
Entire area |
| Gallatin County | MT | 030031 |
Entire area |
| Granite County | MT | 030039 |
East part |
| Jefferson County | MT | 030043 |
Entire area |
| Madison County | MT | 030057 |
Northwest part |
| Powell County | MT | 030077 |
Entire area |
| Silver Bow County | MT | 030093 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL79
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Butte, MT
- Transmitter site
- Xl Heights
- Power
- 100 watts
- NWS office
- Missoula, MT
- Office address
- 6633 Aviation Way, Missoula, MT 59808
- Office phone
- 406-329-4840
- Coverage
- 8 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Butte-Bozeman, MT
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Location
WXL79 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Butte, MT
- NWS office
- Missoula, MT
- Covers
- 8 counties
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