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Overview
KXI73 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Backbone Mountain, West Virginia, on 162.450 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on KXI73 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh, PA. The transmitter site is listed as Thomas. Its listed transmitter power is 145 watts.
KXI73 covers 6 counties: Garrett County, MD, Barbour County, WV, Grant County, WV, Preston County, WV, Randolph County, WV and Tucker County, WV. SAME-capable weather radios filter alerts by county: program the six-digit SAME code listed below for each county you want alerts for.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett County | MD | 024023 |
Entire area |
| Barbour County | WV | 054001 |
Entire area |
| Grant County | WV | 054023 |
Entire area |
| Preston County | WV | 054077 |
Entire area |
| Randolph County | WV | 054083 |
Entire area |
| Tucker County | WV | 054093 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KXI73
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Backbone Mountain, WV
- Transmitter site
- Thomas
- Power
- 145 watts
- NWS office
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Office address
- 192 Shafer Rd, Coraopolis, PA 15108
- Office phone
- 412-262-2170
- Coverage
- 6 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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KXI73 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Backbone Mountain, WV
- NWS office
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Covers
- 6 counties
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