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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.400 MHz to hear WXJ79, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Cordova area of Alaska. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
The National Weather Service office in Anchorage, AK programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter itself stands at Ski Hill. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 1 borough or census area: Chugach. SAME-capable weather radios filter alerts by county: program the six-digit SAME code listed below for each county you want alerts for.
| Area | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chugach | AK | 002063 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXJ79
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Cordova, AK
- Transmitter site
- Ski Hill
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Anchorage, AK
- Office address
- 6930 Sand Lake Rd, Anchorage, AK 99502
- Office phone
- 907-266-5105
- Coverage
- 1 borough or census area
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WXJ79 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Cordova, AK
- NWS office
- Anchorage, AK
- Covers
- 1 county
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