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Overview
KXI86 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Crescent City, Illinois, on 162.500 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 Chicago, IL programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 6 counties: Ford County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Benton County, IN and Newton County, IN. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford County | IL | 017053 |
Entire area |
| Iroquois County | IL | 017075 |
Entire area |
| Kankakee County | IL | 017091 |
Entire area |
| Vermilion County | IL | 017183 |
Entire area |
| Benton County | IN | 018007 |
Entire area |
| Newton County | IN | 018111 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KXI86
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Crescent City, IL
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Chicago, IL
- Office address
- 333 West University Drive, Romeoville, IL 60446
- Office phone
- 815-834-1435
- Coverage
- 6 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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KXI86 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Crescent City, IL
- NWS office
- Chicago, IL
- Covers
- 6 counties
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