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Overview
WXK56 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Athens, Georgia. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.400 MHz.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Peachtree City, GA. The transmitter itself stands at Neese. Its listed transmitter power is 500 watts.
Its signal is meant to serve 15 counties across Georgia, listed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks County | GA | 013011 |
Entire area |
| Barrow County | GA | 013013 |
Entire area |
| Clarke County | GA | 013059 |
Entire area |
| Elbert County | GA | 013105 |
Entire area |
| Franklin County | GA | 013119 |
Entire area |
| Greene County | GA | 013133 |
Entire area |
| Hall County | GA | 013139 |
Entire area |
| Hart County | GA | 013147 |
Entire area |
| Jackson County | GA | 013157 |
Entire area |
| Madison County | GA | 013195 |
Entire area |
| Morgan County | GA | 013211 |
Entire area |
| Oconee County | GA | 013219 |
Entire area |
| Oglethorpe County | GA | 013221 |
Entire area |
| Walton County | GA | 013297 |
Entire area |
| Wilkes County | GA | 013317 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK56
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Athens, GA
- Transmitter site
- Neese
- Power
- 500 watts
- NWS office
- Peachtree City, GA
- Office address
- 4 Falcon Dr, Peachtree City, GA 30269
- Office phone
- 770-486-1133
- Coverage
- 15 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Atlanta, GA
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