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Overview
WXK26 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Laredo, Texas. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.475 MHz.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Corpus Christi, TX. It transmits with 500 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 2 counties: Webb County and Zapata County. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webb County | TX | 048479 |
Entire area |
| Zapata County | TX | 048505 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK26
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Laredo, TX
- Power
- 500 watts
- NWS office
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Office address
- 426 Pinson Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78406
- Office phone
- 361-289-0959
- Coverage
- 2 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Laredo, TX
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Location
WXK26 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Laredo, TX
- NWS office
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Covers
- 2 counties
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