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Overview
WXM63 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Rapid City, South Dakota. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.550 MHz.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Rapid City, SD. The transmitter site is listed as Cabot Hill. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
WXM63 covers 3 counties: Custer County, Meade County (south part and west part) and Pennington County (central part, east part and west part). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer County | SD | 046033 |
Entire area |
| Meade County | SD | 046093 |
Entire area |
| Meade County | SD | 446093 |
West part |
| Meade County | SD | 846093 |
South part |
| Pennington County | SD | 046103 |
Entire area |
| Pennington County | SD | 446103 |
West part |
| Pennington County | SD | 546103 |
Central part |
| Pennington County | SD | 646103 |
East part |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXM63
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Rapid City, SD
- Transmitter site
- Cabot Hill
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Rapid City, SD
- Office address
- 300 East Signal Drive, Rapid City, SD 57701
- Office phone
- 605-341-9271
- Coverage
- 3 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Rapid City, SD
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Location
WXM63 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Rapid City, SD
- NWS office
- Rapid City, SD
- Covers
- 8 counties
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