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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.550 MHz to hear WXK60, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Jackson area of Tennessee. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Forecasts and warnings on WXK60 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Memphis, TN. The transmitter itself stands at Norton Hill. It transmits with 850 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 12 counties in Tennessee; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County | TN | 047017 |
Entire area |
| Chester County | TN | 047023 |
Entire area |
| Crockett County | TN | 047033 |
Entire area |
| Dyer County | TN | 047045 |
Entire area |
| Gibson County | TN | 047053 |
Entire area |
| Hardeman County | TN | 047069 |
Entire area |
| Hardin County | TN | 047071 |
Entire area |
| Haywood County | TN | 047075 |
Entire area |
| Henderson County | TN | 047077 |
Entire area |
| Madison County | TN | 047113 |
Entire area |
| McNairy County | TN | 047109 |
Entire area |
| Weakley County | TN | 047183 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK60
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Jackson, TN
- Transmitter site
- Norton Hill
- Power
- 850 watts
- NWS office
- Memphis, TN
- Office address
- 7777 Walnut Grove Rd #1, Memphis, TN 38120
- Office phone
- 901-544-0399
- Coverage
- 12 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Jackson, TN
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Location
WXK60 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Jackson, TN
- NWS office
- Memphis, TN
- Covers
- 12 counties
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