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Overview
WXL68 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for North Platte, Nebraska. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.550 MHz.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in North Platte, NE. The transmitter itself stands at Sutherland. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
WXL68 covers 9 counties in Nebraska, each listed below with its SAME code. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur County | NE | 031005 |
Entire area |
| Chase County | NE | 031029 |
Entire area |
| Frontier County | NE | 031063 |
Entire area |
| Hayes County | NE | 031085 |
Entire area |
| Keith County | NE | 031101 |
Entire area |
| Lincoln County | NE | 031111 |
Entire area |
| Logan County | NE | 031113 |
Entire area |
| McPherson County | NE | 031117 |
Entire area |
| Perkins County | NE | 031135 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL68
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- North Platte, NE
- Transmitter site
- Sutherland
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- North Platte, NE
- Office address
- 5250 E. Lee Bird Drive, North Platte, NE 69101
- Office phone
- 308-532-4936
- Coverage
- 9 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- North Platte, NE
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Location
WXL68 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- North Platte, NE
- NWS office
- North Platte, NE
- Covers
- 9 counties
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