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Overview
WXL40 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.550 MHz.
The National Weather Service office in State College, PA programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter itself stands at Blue Mountain. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
WXL40 covers 10 counties in Pennsylvania, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | PA | 042001 |
Entire area |
| Berks County | PA | 042011 |
West part |
| Cumberland County | PA | 042041 |
Entire area |
| Dauphin County | PA | 042043 |
Entire area |
| Juniata County | PA | 042067 |
Entire area |
| Lancaster County | PA | 042071 |
Entire area |
| Lebanon County | PA | 042075 |
Entire area |
| Perry County | PA | 042099 |
Entire area |
| Schuylkill County | PA | 042107 |
West part |
| York County | PA | 042133 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL40
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Harrisburg, PA
- Transmitter site
- Blue Mountain
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- State College, PA
- Office address
- 328 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803
- Office phone
- 814-231-2408
- Coverage
- 10 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA
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Location
WXL40 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Harrisburg, PA
- NWS office
- State College, PA
- Covers
- 10 counties
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