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Overview
KXI42 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Chester, Illinois, on 162.450 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 St. Louis, MO. Its listed transmitter power is 315 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 4 counties: Perry County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Perry County, MO and Ste. Genevieve County, MO. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County | IL | 017145 |
Entire area |
| Randolph County | IL | 017157 |
Entire area |
| Perry County | MO | 029157 |
Entire area |
| Ste. Genevieve County | MO | 029186 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KXI42
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Chester, IL
- Power
- 315 watts
- NWS office
- St. Louis, MO
- Office address
- 12 Missouri Research Park Drive, St. Charles, MO 63304
- Office phone
- 636-441-8467
- Coverage
- 4 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
KXI42 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Chester, IL
- NWS office
- St. Louis, MO
- Covers
- 4 counties
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