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Overview
WXN59 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Ithaca, New York, on 162.500 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on WXN59 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Binghamton, NY. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 7 counties in New York; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga County | NY | 036011 |
Entire area |
| Chemung County | NY | 036015 |
Entire area |
| Cortland County | NY | 036023 |
Entire area |
| Schuyler County | NY | 036097 |
Entire area |
| Seneca County | NY | 036099 |
Entire area |
| Tompkins County | NY | 036109 |
Entire area |
| Yates County | NY | 036123 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXN59
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Ithaca, NY
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Binghamton, NY
- Office address
- 32 Dawes Dr, Johnson City, NY 13790
- Office phone
- 607-729-1597
- Coverage
- 7 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Syracuse, NY
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Location
WXN59 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Ithaca, NY
- NWS office
- Binghamton, NY
- Covers
- 7 counties
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