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Overview
WXL27 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Billings, Montana. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.550 MHz.
The National Weather Service office in Billings, MT programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter site is listed as Emerald Hills. Its listed transmitter power is 300 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 8 counties in Montana; the full list is in the table below. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horn County | MT | 030003 |
Entire area |
| Carbon County | MT | 030009 |
Entire area |
| Golden Valley County | MT | 030037 |
Entire area |
| Musselshell County | MT | 030065 |
Entire area |
| Stillwater County | MT | 030095 |
Entire area |
| Sweet Grass County | MT | 030097 |
Entire area |
| Wheatland County | MT | 030107 |
Entire area |
| Yellowstone County | MT | 030111 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL27
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Billings, MT
- Transmitter site
- Emerald Hills
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Billings, MT
- Office address
- 2170 Overland Ave, Billings, MT 59102
- Office phone
- 406-652-0851
- Coverage
- 8 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Billings, MT
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Location
WXL27 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Billings, MT
- NWS office
- Billings, MT
- Covers
- 8 counties
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