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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.475 MHz to hear WXK46, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Knoxville area of Tennessee. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Forecasts and warnings on WXK46 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Morristown, TN. The transmitter itself stands at Sharps Ridge. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 16 counties in Tennessee; the full list is in the table below. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | TN | 047001 |
Entire area |
| Blount County | TN | 047009 |
Entire area |
| Campbell County | TN | 047013 |
Entire area |
| Claiborne County | TN | 047025 |
Entire area |
| Cocke County | TN | 047029 |
Entire area |
| Grainger County | TN | 047057 |
Entire area |
| Hamblen County | TN | 047063 |
Entire area |
| Jefferson County | TN | 047089 |
Entire area |
| Knox County | TN | 047093 |
Entire area |
| Loudon County | TN | 047105 |
Entire area |
| Monroe County | TN | 047123 |
Entire area |
| Morgan County | TN | 047129 |
Entire area |
| Roane County | TN | 047145 |
Entire area |
| Scott County | TN | 047151 |
Entire area |
| Sevier County | TN | 047155 |
Entire area |
| Union County | TN | 047173 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK46
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Knoxville, TN
- Transmitter site
- Sharps Ridge
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Morristown, TN
- Office address
- 5974 Commerce Blvd, Talbott, TN 37877
- Office phone
- 423-586-3771
- Coverage
- 16 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Knoxville, TN
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Location
WXK46 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Knoxville, TN
- NWS office
- Morristown, TN
- Covers
- 16 counties
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