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Overview
WXJ88 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Menomonie, Wisconsin, on 162.400 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN. The transmitter itself stands at Wheeler. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 11 counties in Wisconsin; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barron County | WI | 055005 |
Entire area |
| Buffalo County | WI | 055011 |
Entire area |
| Chippewa County | WI | 055017 |
Entire area |
| Dunn County | WI | 055033 |
Entire area |
| Eau Claire County | WI | 055035 |
Entire area |
| Pepin County | WI | 055091 |
Entire area |
| Pierce County | WI | 055093 |
Entire area |
| Polk County | WI | 055095 |
Entire area |
| Rusk County | WI | 055107 |
Entire area |
| St. Croix County | WI | 055109 |
Entire area |
| Trempealeau County | WI | 055121 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXJ88
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Menomonie, WI
- Transmitter site
- Wheeler
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN
- Office address
- 1733 Lake Drive West, Chanhassen, MN, 55317
- Office phone
- 952-361-6670
- Coverage
- 11 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- La Crosse-Eau Claire, WI
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Location
WXJ88 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Menomonie, WI
- NWS office
- Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN
- Covers
- 11 counties
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