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Overview
WXK79 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Lubbock, Texas, on 162.400 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on WXK79 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Lubbock, TX. The transmitter itself stands at New Deal. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 10 counties across Texas, listed below. If your radio supports SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding), program the six-digit code for your county from the table below so it alerts only for warnings that affect you.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochran County | TX | 048079 |
East half |
| Crosby County | TX | 048107 |
Entire area |
| Floyd County | TX | 048153 |
Entire area |
| Garza County | TX | 048169 |
Entire area |
| Hale County | TX | 048189 |
Entire area |
| Hockley County | TX | 048219 |
Entire area |
| Lamb County | TX | 048279 |
Entire area |
| Lubbock County | TX | 048303 |
Entire area |
| Lynn County | TX | 048305 |
Entire area |
| Terry County | TX | 048445 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK79
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Lubbock, TX
- Transmitter site
- New Deal
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Lubbock, TX
- Office address
- 2579 S Loop 289 #100, Lubbock, TX 79423
- Office phone
- 906-475-5212
- Coverage
- 10 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Lubbock, TX
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Location
WXK79 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Lubbock, TX
- NWS office
- Lubbock, TX
- Covers
- 10 counties
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