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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.550 MHz to hear WXJ49, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Texarkana area of Texas. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Forecasts and warnings on WXJ49 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Shreveport, LA. Its listed transmitter power is 500 watts.
Its signal is meant to serve 12 counties across Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, listed below. If your radio supports SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding), program the six-digit code for your county from the table below so it alerts only for warnings that affect you.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia County | AR | 005027 |
Entire area |
| Hempstead County | AR | 005057 |
Entire area |
| Howard County | AR | 005061 |
Entire area |
| Lafayette County | AR | 005073 |
Entire area |
| Little River County | AR | 005081 |
Entire area |
| Miller County | AR | 005091 |
Entire area |
| Nevada County | AR | 005099 |
Entire area |
| Pike County | AR | 005109 |
Entire area |
| Sevier County | AR | 005133 |
Entire area |
| McCurtain County | OK | 040089 |
Entire area |
| Bowie County | TX | 048037 |
Entire area |
| Cass County | TX | 048067 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXJ49
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Texarkana, TX
- Power
- 500 watts
- NWS office
- Shreveport, LA
- Office address
- 5655 Hollywood Ave, Shreveport, LA 71109
- Office phone
- 318-631-3669
- Coverage
- 12 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Shreveport, LA
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Location
WXJ49 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Texarkana, TX
- NWS office
- Shreveport, LA
- Covers
- 12 counties
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