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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.500 MHz to hear KXI98, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Marshalltown area of Iowa. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
The National Weather Service office in Des Moines, IA programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. Its listed transmitter power is 300 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 7 counties in Iowa; the full list is in the table below. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grundy County | IA | 019075 |
Entire area |
| Hardin County | IA | 019083 |
Entire area |
| Jasper County | IA | 019099 |
Entire area |
| Marshall County | IA | 019127 |
Entire area |
| Poweshiek County | IA | 019157 |
Entire area |
| Story County | IA | 019169 |
Entire area |
| Tama County | IA | 019171 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KXI98
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Marshalltown, IA
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Des Moines, IA
- Office address
- 9607 NW Beaver Drive, Johnston, IA 50131
- Office phone
- 515-270-2614
- Coverage
- 7 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
KXI98 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Marshalltown, IA
- NWS office
- Des Moines, IA
- Covers
- 7 counties
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