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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.475 MHz to hear WXK65, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Richmond area of Virginia. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Wakefield, VA. The transmitter site is listed as Sandston. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
WXK65 covers 25 counties in Virginia, each listed below with its SAME code. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia County | VA | 051007 |
Entire area |
| Caroline County | VA | 051033 |
Not northeast tip part |
| Charles City | VA | 051036 |
Entire area |
| Chesterfield County | VA | 051041 |
Entire area |
| City of Colonial Heights | VA | 051570 |
Entire area |
| City of Fredericksburg | VA | 051630 |
Entire area |
| City of Hopewell | VA | 051670 |
Entire area |
| City of Petersburg | VA | 051730 |
Entire area |
| City of Richmond | VA | 051760 |
Entire area |
| Cumberland County | VA | 051049 |
Central and east parts |
| Dinwiddie County | VA | 051053 |
Entire area |
| Fluvanna County | VA | 051065 |
East half |
| Goochland County | VA | 051075 |
Entire area |
| Hanover County | VA | 051085 |
Entire area |
| Henrico County | VA | 051087 |
Entire area |
| King and Queen County | VA | 051097 |
Entire area |
| King William County | VA | 051101 |
Entire area |
| Louisa County | VA | 051109 |
Entire area |
| New Kent County | VA | 051127 |
Entire area |
| Nottoway County | VA | 051135 |
Entire area |
| Powhatan County | VA | 051145 |
Entire area |
| Prince Edward County | VA | 051147 |
Northeast part |
| Prince George County | VA | 051149 |
Entire area |
| Spotsylvania County | VA | 051177 |
South half |
| Sussex County | VA | 051183 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK65
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Richmond, VA
- Transmitter site
- Sandston
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Wakefield, VA
- Office address
- 10009 General Mahone Hwy, Wakefield, VA 23888
- Office phone
- 757-899-4200
- Coverage
- 25 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Richmond-Petersburg, VA
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Location
WXK65 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Richmond, VA
- NWS office
- Wakefield, VA
- Covers
- 25 counties
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