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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.400 MHz to hear WXL47, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Bloomfield area of Missouri. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Forecasts and warnings on WXL47 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Paducah, KY. The transmitter itself stands at Idalia/Sikeston. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 7 counties across Missouri, listed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County | MO | 029023 |
Entire area |
| Dunklin County | MO | 029069 |
Entire area |
| Mississippi County | MO | 029133 |
Entire area |
| New Madrid County | MO | 029143 |
Entire area |
| Scott County | MO | 029201 |
Entire area |
| Stoddard County | MO | 029207 |
Entire area |
| Wayne County | MO | 029223 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL47
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Bloomfield, MO
- Transmitter site
- Idalia/Sikeston
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Paducah, KY
- Office address
- 8250 Kentucky Highway 3520 West, Paducah, KY 42086
- Office phone
- 270-744-6440
- Coverage
- 7 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WXL47 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Bloomfield, MO
- NWS office
- Paducah, KY
- Covers
- 7 counties
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