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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.550 MHz to hear WXJ81, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Fairbanks area of Alaska. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Forecasts and warnings on WXJ81 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Fairbanks, AK. The transmitter site is listed as Ester Dome. It transmits with 700 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 3 boroughs and census areas: Fairbanks North Star (central, north, east, south and west parts), Southeast Fairbanks (west part) and Yukon-Koyukuk (central part). 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.
| Area | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | 002090 |
Central, north, east, south and west parts |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | 002240 |
West part |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | 002290 |
Central part |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXJ81
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Fairbanks, AK
- Transmitter site
- Ester Dome
- Power
- 700 watts
- NWS office
- Fairbanks, AK
- Office address
- 930 N Koyukuk Dr, Fairbanks, AK 99709
- Office phone
- 907-458-3700
- Coverage
- 3 boroughs and census areas
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Fairbanks, AK
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Location
WXJ81 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Fairbanks, AK
- NWS office
- Fairbanks, AK
- Covers
- 3 counties
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