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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.400 MHz to hear WXK84, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Fort Dodge area of Iowa. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Forecasts and warnings on WXK84 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Des Moines, IA. Its listed transmitter power is 260 watts.
WXK84 covers 7 counties in Iowa, each listed below with its SAME code. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County | IA | 019015 |
Entire area |
| Calhoun County | IA | 019025 |
Entire area |
| Hamilton County | IA | 019079 |
Entire area |
| Humboldt County | IA | 019091 |
Entire area |
| Pocahontas County | IA | 019151 |
Entire area |
| Webster County | IA | 019187 |
Entire area |
| Wright County | IA | 019197 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK84
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Fort Dodge, IA
- Power
- 260 watts
- NWS office
- Des Moines, IA
- Office address
- 9607 NW Beaver Drive, Johnston, IA 50131
- Office phone
- 515-270-2614
- Coverage
- 7 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Des Moines-Ames, IA
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