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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.550 MHz to hear WXJ80, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Sitka area of Alaska. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Juneau, AK. The transmitter itself stands at Biorka Island. Its listed transmitter power is 500 watts.
Its signal is meant to serve 1 borough or census area: Sitka (central, south and west parts). 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.
| Area | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitka | AK | 002220 |
Central, south and west parts |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXJ80
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Sitka, AK
- Transmitter site
- Biorka Island
- Power
- 500 watts
- NWS office
- Juneau, AK
- Office address
- 8500 Mendenhall Loop Rd, Juneau, AK 99801
- Office phone
- 907-790-6800
- Coverage
- 1 borough or census area
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Juneau, AK
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Location
WXJ80 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Sitka, AK
- NWS office
- Juneau, AK
- Covers
- 1 county
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