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Overview
WXK24 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Odell, Illinois, on 162.450 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on WXK24 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Chicago, IL. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford County | IL | 017053 |
Entire area |
| Grundy County | IL | 017063 |
Entire area |
| Iroquois County | IL | 017075 |
Entire area |
| Kankakee County | IL | 017091 |
Entire area |
| La Salle County | IL | 017099 |
Entire area |
| Livingston County | IL | 017105 |
Entire area |
| Marshall County | IL | 017123 |
Entire area |
| McLean County | IL | 017113 |
Entire area |
| Will County | IL | 017197 |
Entire area |
| Woodford County | IL | 017203 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK24
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Odell, IL
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Chicago, IL
- Office address
- 333 West University Drive, Romeoville, IL 60446
- Office phone
- 815-834-1435
- Coverage
- 10 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WXK24 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Odell, IL
- NWS office
- Chicago, IL
- Covers
- 10 counties
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