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Overview
WXK73 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Houghton, Michigan, on 162.400 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Marquette, MI. The transmitter itself stands at Painesdale. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 5 counties: Baraga County, Gogebic County, Houghton County, Keweenaw County and Ontonagon County. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baraga County | MI | 026013 |
Entire area |
| Gogebic County | MI | 026053 |
Entire area |
| Houghton County | MI | 026061 |
Entire area |
| Keweenaw County | MI | 026083 |
Entire area |
| Ontonagon County | MI | 026131 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK73
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Houghton, MI
- Transmitter site
- Painesdale
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Marquette, MI
- Office address
- 112 Airpark Drive South, Negaunee, MI 49866
- Office phone
- 906-475-5212
- Coverage
- 5 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WXK73 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Houghton, MI
- NWS office
- Marquette, MI
- Covers
- 5 counties
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