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Overview
WXJ76 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Champaign, Illinois. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.550 MHz.
Forecasts and warnings on WXJ76 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Lincoln, IL. The transmitter itself stands at Seymour. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
Its signal is meant to serve 9 counties across Illinois, listed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign County | IL | 017019 |
Entire area |
| Coles County | IL | 017029 |
Entire area |
| De Witt County | IL | 017039 |
Entire area |
| Douglas County | IL | 017041 |
Entire area |
| Edgar County | IL | 017045 |
Entire area |
| Ford County | IL | 017053 |
Entire area |
| Moultrie County | IL | 017139 |
Entire area |
| Piatt County | IL | 017147 |
Entire area |
| Vermilion County | IL | 017183 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXJ76
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Champaign, IL
- Transmitter site
- Seymour
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Lincoln, IL
- Office address
- 1362 State Route 10, Lincoln, IL 62656
- Office phone
- 217-732-3089
- Coverage
- 9 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
WXJ76 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Champaign, IL
- NWS office
- Lincoln, IL
- Covers
- 9 counties
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