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Overview
WXK89 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Unalaska, Alaska, on 162.550 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service office in Anchorage, AK programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter itself stands at Dutch Harbor. Its listed transmitter power is 300 watts.
Its signal is meant to serve 1 borough or census area: Aleutians West (east part). 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.
| Area | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians West | AK | 002016 |
East part |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK89
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Unalaska, AK
- Transmitter site
- Dutch Harbor
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Anchorage, AK
- Office address
- 6930 Sand Lake Rd, Anchorage, AK 99502
- Office phone
- 907-266-5105
- Coverage
- 1 borough or census area
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WXK89 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Unalaska, AK
- NWS office
- Anchorage, AK
- Covers
- 1 county
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