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Overview
WXL58 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on 162.550 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service office in Raleigh, NC programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter itself stands at Durham. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
WXL58 covers 15 counties in North Carolina, each listed below with its SAME code. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | NC | 037001 |
Entire area |
| Chatham County | NC | 037037 |
Entire area |
| Durham County | NC | 037063 |
Entire area |
| Franklin County | NC | 037069 |
Entire area |
| Granville County | NC | 037077 |
Entire area |
| Harnett County | NC | 037085 |
Entire area |
| Johnston County | NC | 037101 |
Entire area |
| Lee County | NC | 037105 |
Entire area |
| Moore County | NC | 037125 |
Entire area |
| Orange County | NC | 037135 |
Entire area |
| Person County | NC | 037145 |
Entire area |
| Randolph County | NC | 037151 |
Entire area |
| Vance County | NC | 037181 |
Entire area |
| Wake County | NC | 037183 |
Entire area |
| Warren County | NC | 037185 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL58
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Transmitter site
- Durham
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Raleigh, NC
- Office address
- 1005 Capability Dr #300, Raleigh, NC 27606
- Office phone
- 919-326-1042
- Coverage
- 15 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville), NC
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Location
WXL58 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Chapel Hill, NC
- NWS office
- Raleigh, NC
- Covers
- 15 counties
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