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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.400 MHz to hear KHB42, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Lake Charles area of Louisiana. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Forecasts and warnings on KHB42 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Lake Charles, LA. The transmitter itself stands at Westlake. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
KHB42 covers 5 parishes: Allen Parish, Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish and Jefferson Davis Parish. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Parish | LA | 022003 |
Entire area |
| Beauregard Parish | LA | 022011 |
Entire area |
| Calcasieu Parish | LA | 022019 |
Entire area |
| Cameron Parish | LA | 022023 |
Entire area |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | LA | 022053 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KHB42
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Lake Charles, LA
- Transmitter site
- Westlake
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Lake Charles, LA
- Office address
- 500 Airport Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70607
- Office phone
- 337-477-5285
- Coverage
- 5 parishes
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Lake Charles, LA
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Location
KHB42 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Lake Charles, LA
- NWS office
- Lake Charles, LA
- Covers
- 5 counties
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