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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.400 MHz to hear WXK96, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Gem area of Kansas. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
The National Weather Service office in Goodland, KS programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter itself stands at Colby. It transmits with 700 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 9 counties in Kansas; the full list is in the table 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne County | KS | 020023 |
Entire area |
| Decatur County | KS | 020039 |
Entire area |
| Gove County | KS | 020063 |
Entire area |
| Logan County | KS | 020109 |
Entire area |
| Rawlins County | KS | 020153 |
Entire area |
| Sheridan County | KS | 020179 |
Entire area |
| Sherman County | KS | 020181 |
Entire area |
| Thomas County | KS | 020193 |
Entire area |
| Wallace County | KS | 020199 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXK96
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Gem, KS
- Transmitter site
- Colby
- Power
- 700 watts
- NWS office
- Goodland, KS
- Office address
- 920 Armory Road, Goodland, KS 67735
- Office phone
- 785-899-7119
- Coverage
- 9 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WXK96 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Gem, KS
- NWS office
- Goodland, KS
- Covers
- 9 counties
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