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Overview
WXL56 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Asheville, North Carolina. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.400 MHz.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC. Its listed transmitter power is 300 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 13 counties in North Carolina; the full list is in the table 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery County | NC | 037011 |
Entire area |
| Buncombe County | NC | 037021 |
Entire area |
| Burke County | NC | 037023 |
Entire area |
| Haywood County | NC | 037087 |
East half |
| Henderson County | NC | 037089 |
Entire area |
| Jackson County | NC | 037099 |
Entire area |
| Madison County | NC | 037115 |
Southwest half |
| McDowell County | NC | 037111 |
Central and south parts |
| Mitchell County | NC | 037121 |
Entire area |
| Polk County | NC | 037149 |
Entire area |
| Rutherford County | NC | 037161 |
Central and west parts |
| Transylvania County | NC | 037175 |
Entire area |
| Yancey County | NC | 037199 |
South part |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL56
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Asheville, NC
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Office address
- 1549 GSP Dr, Greer, SC 29651
- Office phone
- 864-848-3859
- Coverage
- 13 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And
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Location
WXL56 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Asheville, NC
- NWS office
- Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Covers
- 13 counties
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