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Overview
KJY86 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for South Boston, Virginia, on 162.525 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Blacksburg, VA. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 10 counties across North Carolina and Virginia, listed below. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caswell County | NC | 037033 |
Entire area |
| Granville County | NC | 037077 |
North and central part |
| Person County | NC | 037145 |
Entire area |
| Campbell County | VA | 051031 |
East and central part |
| Charlotte County | VA | 051037 |
Entire area |
| City of Danville | VA | 051590 |
Entire area |
| Halifax County | VA | 051083 |
Entire area |
| Lunenburg County | VA | 051111 |
Entire area |
| Mecklenburg County | VA | 051117 |
West and central part |
| Pittsylvania County | VA | 051143 |
East and central part |
Station details
- Call sign
- KJY86
- Frequency
- 162.525 MHz
- Transmitter
- South Boston, VA
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Blacksburg, VA
- Office address
- 1750 Forecast Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24060
- Office phone
- 540-552-0084
- Coverage
- 10 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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KJY86 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.525 MHz
- Transmitter
- South Boston, VA
- NWS office
- Blacksburg, VA
- Covers
- 10 counties
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