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Overview
KXI79 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Hillsboro, Illinois. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.425 MHz.
The National Weather Service office in St. Louis, MO programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter site is listed as Coffeen-Hillsboro. Its listed transmitter power is 312 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 4 counties: Bond County, Fayette County, Macoupin County and Montgomery County. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bond County | IL | 017005 |
Entire area |
| Fayette County | IL | 017051 |
Entire area |
| Macoupin County | IL | 017117 |
Entire area |
| Montgomery County | IL | 017135 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KXI79
- Frequency
- 162.425 MHz
- Transmitter
- Hillsboro, IL
- Transmitter site
- Coffeen-Hillsboro
- Power
- 312 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
KXI79 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.425 MHz
- Transmitter
- Hillsboro, IL
- NWS office
- St. Louis, MO
- Covers
- 4 counties
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