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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.400 MHz to hear WXM34, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving The Dalles area of Oregon. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Forecasts and warnings on WXM34 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Pendleton, OR. The transmitter itself stands at Columbia Gorge. It transmits with 291 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 5 counties: Hood River County, OR, Sherman County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Klickitat County, WA (west part) and Skamania County, WA (south part). If your radio supports SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding), program the six-digit code for your county from the table below so it alerts only for warnings that affect you.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hood River County | OR | 041027 |
Entire area |
| Sherman County | OR | 041055 |
Entire area |
| Wasco County | OR | 041065 |
Entire area |
| Klickitat County | WA | 053039 |
West part |
| Skamania County | WA | 053059 |
South part |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXM34
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- The Dalles, OR
- Transmitter site
- Columbia Gorge
- Power
- 291 watts
- NWS office
- Pendleton, OR
- Office address
- 2001 NW 56th St, Pendleton, OR 97801
- Office phone
- 541-276-7832
- Coverage
- 5 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WXM34 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- The Dalles, OR
- NWS office
- Pendleton, OR
- Covers
- 5 counties
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