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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.475 MHz to hear WXL50, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Saint Pauls area of North Carolina. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington, NC programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 11 counties across North Carolina and South Carolina, listed below. SAME-capable weather radios filter alerts by county: program the six-digit SAME code listed below for each county you want alerts for.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladen County | NC | 037017 |
Entire area |
| Columbus County | NC | 037047 |
Entire area |
| Cumberland County | NC | 037051 |
Entire area |
| Harnett County | NC | 037085 |
Entire area |
| Hoke County | NC | 037093 |
Entire area |
| Moore County | NC | 037125 |
Entire area |
| Robeson County | NC | 037155 |
Entire area |
| Sampson County | NC | 037163 |
Entire area |
| Scotland County | NC | 037165 |
Entire area |
| Dillon County | SC | 045033 |
Entire area |
| Marlboro County | SC | 045069 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL50
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Saint Pauls, NC
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Wilmington, NC
- Office address
- 2015 Gardner Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405
- Office phone
- 910-762-4289
- Coverage
- 11 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WXL50 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Saint Pauls, NC
- NWS office
- Wilmington, NC
- Covers
- 11 counties
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