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Overview
KXI48 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Newton, Illinois. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.450 MHz.
The National Weather Service office in Lincoln, IL programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
Its signal is meant to serve 10 counties across Illinois, listed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | IL | 017023 |
Entire area |
| Clay County | IL | 017025 |
Entire area |
| Crawford County | IL | 017033 |
Entire area |
| Cumberland County | IL | 017035 |
Entire area |
| Edwards County | IL | 017047 |
Entire area |
| Effingham County | IL | 017049 |
Entire area |
| Jasper County | IL | 017079 |
Entire area |
| Lawrence County | IL | 017101 |
Entire area |
| Richland County | IL | 017159 |
Entire area |
| Wayne County | IL | 017191 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KXI48
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Newton, IL
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Lincoln, IL
- Office address
- 1362 State Route 10, Lincoln, IL 62656
- Office phone
- 217-732-3089
- Coverage
- 10 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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KXI48 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Newton, IL
- NWS office
- Lincoln, IL
- Covers
- 10 counties
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