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Overview
WXK78 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Alexandria, Louisiana, on 162.475 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service office in Lake Charles, LA programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter itself stands at Jena. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 7 parishes in Louisiana; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoyelles Parish | LA | 022009 |
Entire area |
| Catahoula Parish | LA | 022025 |
Entire area |
| Concordia Parish | LA | 022029 |
Entire area |
| Grant Parish | LA | 022043 |
Entire area |
| La Salle Parish | LA | 022059 |
Entire area |
| Rapides Parish | LA | 022079 |
Entire area |
| Winn Parish | LA | 022127 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK78
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Alexandria, LA
- Transmitter site
- Jena
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Lake Charles, LA
- Office address
- 500 Airport Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70607
- Office phone
- 337-477-5285
- Coverage
- 7 parishes
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Alexandria, LA
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Location
WXK78 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Alexandria, LA
- NWS office
- Lake Charles, LA
- Covers
- 7 counties
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