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Overview
WXJ38 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Ruidoso, New Mexico, 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 WXJ38 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Albuquerque, NM. The transmitter site is listed as Sierra Blanca. Its listed transmitter power is 300 watts.
WXJ38 covers 4 counties: Chaves County, Lincoln County, Otero County and Torrance County. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaves County | NM | 035005 |
Entire area |
| Lincoln County | NM | 035027 |
Entire area |
| Otero County | NM | 035035 |
Entire area |
| Torrance County | NM | 035057 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXJ38
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Ruidoso, NM
- Transmitter site
- Sierra Blanca
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Albuquerque, NM
- Office address
- 2341 Clark Carr Loop SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
- Office phone
- 505-243-0702
- Coverage
- 4 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WXJ38 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Ruidoso, NM
- NWS office
- Albuquerque, NM
- Covers
- 4 counties
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