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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.400 MHz to hear WXJ75, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Springfield area of Illinois. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Lincoln, IL. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 11 counties in Illinois; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | IL | 017017 |
Entire area |
| Christian County | IL | 017021 |
Entire area |
| De Witt County | IL | 017039 |
Entire area |
| Logan County | IL | 017107 |
Entire area |
| Macon County | IL | 017115 |
Entire area |
| Macoupin County | IL | 017117 |
North half |
| Mason County | IL | 017125 |
Entire area |
| Menard County | IL | 017129 |
Entire area |
| Montgomery County | IL | 017135 |
North half |
| Morgan County | IL | 017137 |
Entire area |
| Sangamon County | IL | 017167 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXJ75
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Springfield, IL
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Lincoln, IL
- Office address
- 1362 State Route 10, Lincoln, IL 62656
- Office phone
- 217-732-3089
- Coverage
- 11 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, IL
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Local news and weather radio in Illinois · NOAA Weather Radio by state · TV and radio in the Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, IL market
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Location
WXJ75 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Springfield, IL
- NWS office
- Lincoln, IL
- Covers
- 11 counties
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