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Overview
WXL57 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Des Moines, Iowa, on 162.550 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on WXL57 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Des Moines, IA. The transmitter site is listed as Johnston. It transmits with 1,020 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 12 counties in Iowa; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | IA | 019001 |
Entire area |
| Boone County | IA | 019015 |
Entire area |
| Clarke County | IA | 019039 |
North part |
| Dallas County | IA | 019049 |
Entire area |
| Greene County | IA | 019073 |
Entire area |
| Guthrie County | IA | 019077 |
Entire area |
| Jasper County | IA | 019099 |
Entire area |
| Madison County | IA | 019121 |
Entire area |
| Marion County | IA | 019125 |
Entire area |
| Polk County | IA | 019153 |
Entire area |
| Story County | IA | 019169 |
Entire area |
| Warren County | IA | 019181 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL57
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Des Moines, IA
- Transmitter site
- Johnston
- Power
- 1,020 watts
- NWS office
- Des Moines, IA
- Office address
- 9607 NW Beaver Drive, Johnston, IA 50131
- Office phone
- 515-270-2614
- Coverage
- 12 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Des Moines-Ames, IA
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Location
WXL57 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Des Moines, IA
- NWS office
- Des Moines, IA
- Covers
- 12 counties
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