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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.400 MHz to hear WXJ57, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the South Bend area of Indiana. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Northern Indiana, IN. The transmitter site is listed as Mishawaka. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 9 counties in Indiana and Michigan; the full list is in the table 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart County | IN | 018039 |
Entire area |
| Kosciusko County | IN | 018085 |
Entire area |
| La Porte County | IN | 018091 |
Entire area |
| Marshall County | IN | 018099 |
Entire area |
| St. Joseph County | IN | 018141 |
Entire area |
| Starke County | IN | 018149 |
Entire area |
| Berrien County | MI | 026021 |
Entire area |
| Cass County | MI | 026027 |
Entire area |
| St. Joseph County | MI | 026149 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXJ57
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- South Bend, IN
- Transmitter site
- Mishawaka
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Northern Indiana, IN
- Office address
- 7506 E 850 N, Syracuse, IN 46567
- Office phone
- 574-834-1104
- Coverage
- 9 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- South Bend-Elkhart, IN
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Location
WXJ57 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- South Bend, IN
- NWS office
- Northern Indiana, IN
- Covers
- 9 counties
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