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Overview
WXK28 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Beaumont, Texas, on 162.475 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on WXK28 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Lake Charles, LA. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
WXK28 covers 7 counties in Texas, each listed below with its SAME code. 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.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chambers County | TX | 048071 |
Entire area |
| Hardin County | TX | 048199 |
Entire area |
| Jasper County | TX | 048241 |
Entire area |
| Jefferson County | TX | 048245 |
Entire area |
| Newton County | TX | 048351 |
Entire area |
| Orange County | TX | 048361 |
Entire area |
| Tyler County | TX | 048457 |
South third |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK28
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Beaumont, TX
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Lake Charles, LA
- Office address
- 500 Airport Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70607
- Office phone
- 337-477-5285
- Coverage
- 7 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
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Location
WXK28 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Beaumont, TX
- NWS office
- Lake Charles, LA
- Covers
- 7 counties
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