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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.450 MHz to hear KJY78, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the New Taiton area of Texas. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
The National Weather Service office in Houston/Galveston, TX programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter itself stands at El Campo. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
KJY78 covers 7 counties in Texas, each listed below with its SAME code. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin County | TX | 048015 |
Entire area |
| Colorado County | TX | 048089 |
Entire area |
| Fort Bend County | TX | 048157 |
Entire area |
| Jackson County | TX | 048239 |
Entire area |
| Lavaca County | TX | 048285 |
Entire area |
| Matagorda County | TX | 048321 |
Entire area |
| Wharton County | TX | 048481 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KJY78
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- New Taiton, TX
- Transmitter site
- El Campo
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Houston/Galveston, TX
- Office address
- 1353 FM646, Dickinson, TX 77539
- Office phone
- 281-337-5074
- Coverage
- 7 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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KJY78 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- New Taiton, TX
- NWS office
- Houston/Galveston, TX
- Covers
- 7 counties
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