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Overview
WXK71 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Macon, Georgia, 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 WXK71 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City, GA. The transmitter itself stands at GA Forrestry Comm.. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 10 counties in Georgia; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bibb County | GA | 013021 |
Entire area |
| Bleckley County | GA | 013023 |
Entire area |
| Crawford County | GA | 013079 |
Entire area |
| Houston County | GA | 013153 |
Entire area |
| Jones County | GA | 013169 |
Entire area |
| Macon County | GA | 013193 |
Entire area |
| Monroe County | GA | 013207 |
Entire area |
| Peach County | GA | 013225 |
Entire area |
| Twiggs County | GA | 013289 |
Entire area |
| Wilkinson County | GA | 013319 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK71
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Macon, GA
- Transmitter site
- GA Forrestry Comm.
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Peachtree City, GA
- Office address
- 4 Falcon Dr, Peachtree City, GA 30269
- Office phone
- 770-486-1133
- Coverage
- 10 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Macon, GA
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Location
WXK71 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Macon, GA
- NWS office
- Peachtree City, GA
- Covers
- 10 counties
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