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Overview
KXI68 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for St. Ansgar, Iowa, on 162.450 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service office in La Crosse, WI programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter itself stands at Kirkwood & 420th. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 8 counties in Iowa and Minnesota; the full list is in the table 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Gordo County | IA | 019033 |
Entire area |
| Chickasaw County | IA | 019037 |
Entire area |
| Floyd County | IA | 019067 |
Entire area |
| Howard County | IA | 019089 |
Entire area |
| Mitchell County | IA | 019131 |
Entire area |
| Worth County | IA | 019195 |
Entire area |
| Freeborn County | MN | 027047 |
Entire area |
| Mower County | MN | 027099 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KXI68
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- St. Ansgar, IA
- Transmitter site
- Kirkwood & 420th
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- La Crosse, WI
- Office address
- N2788 County Road FA, La Crosse, WI 54601
- Office phone
- 608-784-7294
- Coverage
- 8 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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KXI68 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- St. Ansgar, IA
- NWS office
- La Crosse, WI
- Covers
- 8 counties
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