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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.400 MHz to hear WXL45, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Columbia area of Missouri. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in St. Louis, MO. The transmitter site is listed as Fulton. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
WXL45 covers 10 counties in Missouri, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audrain County | MO | 029007 |
Entire area |
| Boone County | MO | 029019 |
Entire area |
| Callaway County | MO | 029027 |
Entire area |
| Cole County | MO | 029051 |
Entire area |
| Cooper County | MO | 029053 |
Entire area |
| Gasconade County | MO | 029073 |
Entire area |
| Howard County | MO | 029089 |
Entire area |
| Moniteau County | MO | 029135 |
Entire area |
| Montgomery County | MO | 029139 |
Entire area |
| Osage County | MO | 029151 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL45
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Columbia, MO
- Transmitter site
- Fulton
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- St. Louis, MO
- Office address
- 12 Missouri Research Park Drive, St. Charles, MO 63304
- Office phone
- 636-441-8467
- Coverage
- 10 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Columbia-Jefferson City, MO
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Location
WXL45 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Columbia, MO
- NWS office
- St. Louis, MO
- Covers
- 10 counties
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