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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.400 MHz to hear WXK66, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Helena area of Montana. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
The National Weather Service office in Great Falls, MT programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter site is listed as Hogback Mountain. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 4 counties: Broadwater County, Jefferson County (north part), Lewis and Clark County (south part) and Meagher County (north west central part). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadwater County | MT | 030007 |
Entire area |
| Jefferson County | MT | 030043 |
North part |
| Lewis and Clark County | MT | 030049 |
South part |
| Meagher County | MT | 030059 |
North west central part |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK66
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Helena, MT
- Transmitter site
- Hogback Mountain
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Great Falls, MT
- Office address
- 5324 Tri Hill Frontage Rd, Great Falls, MT 59404
- Office phone
- 406-453-2081
- Coverage
- 4 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Helena, MT
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Location
WXK66 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Helena, MT
- NWS office
- Great Falls, MT
- Covers
- 4 counties
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