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Overview
WXJ61 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Avilla, Missouri, on 162.425 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on WXJ61 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Springfield, MO. The transmitter itself stands at La Russell. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 11 counties in Kansas and Missouri; the full list is in the table below. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County | KS | 020021 |
Entire area |
| Crawford County | KS | 020037 |
Entire area |
| Barry County | MO | 029009 |
Entire area |
| Barton County | MO | 029011 |
Entire area |
| Cedar County | MO | 029039 |
Entire area |
| Dade County | MO | 029057 |
Entire area |
| Jasper County | MO | 029097 |
Entire area |
| Lawrence County | MO | 029109 |
Entire area |
| McDonald County | MO | 029119 |
Entire area |
| Newton County | MO | 029145 |
Entire area |
| Stone County | MO | 029209 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXJ61
- Frequency
- 162.425 MHz
- Transmitter
- Avilla, MO
- Transmitter site
- La Russell
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Springfield, MO
- Office address
- 5805 West Highway EE, Springfield, MO 65802
- Office phone
- 417-863-8028
- Coverage
- 11 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WXJ61 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.425 MHz
- Transmitter
- Avilla, MO
- NWS office
- Springfield, MO
- Covers
- 11 counties
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