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Overview
WXL43 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.550 MHz.
Forecasts and warnings on WXL43 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Binghamton, NY. The transmitter site is listed as Penobscot Knob. It transmits with 500 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 10 counties across Pennsylvania, listed below. A weather radio with SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) only sounds an alert for the areas you program, so enter the six-digit SAME code for your county from the table below.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon County | PA | 042025 |
Entire area |
| Columbia County | PA | 042037 |
East part |
| Lackawanna County | PA | 042069 |
Entire area |
| Luzerne County | PA | 042079 |
Entire area |
| Monroe County | PA | 042089 |
Entire area |
| Pike County | PA | 042103 |
Entire area |
| Schuylkill County | PA | 042107 |
North part |
| Susquehanna County | PA | 042115 |
South part |
| Wayne County | PA | 042127 |
Entire area |
| Wyoming County | PA | 042131 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL43
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Transmitter site
- Penobscot Knob
- Power
- 500 watts
- NWS office
- Binghamton, NY
- Office address
- 32 Dawes Dr, Johnson City, NY 13790
- Office phone
- 607-729-1597
- Coverage
- 10 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA
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Location
WXL43 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
- NWS office
- Binghamton, NY
- Covers
- 10 counties
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