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Overview
WXL72 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Demopolis, Alabama, on 162.475 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 Birmingham, AL programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter itself stands at Jefferson. It transmits with 1,440 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 12 counties in Alabama and Mississippi; the full list is in the table 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choctaw County | AL | 001023 |
Entire area |
| Clarke County | AL | 001025 |
Entire area |
| Dallas County | AL | 001047 |
Entire area |
| Greene County | AL | 001063 |
Entire area |
| Hale County | AL | 001065 |
Entire area |
| Marengo County | AL | 001091 |
Entire area |
| Perry County | AL | 001105 |
Entire area |
| Sumter County | AL | 001119 |
Entire area |
| Wilcox County | AL | 001131 |
Entire area |
| Clarke County | MS | 028023 |
Entire area |
| Kemper County | MS | 028069 |
Entire area |
| Lauderdale County | MS | 028075 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL72
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Demopolis, AL
- Transmitter site
- Jefferson
- Power
- 1,440 watts
- NWS office
- Birmingham, AL
- Office address
- 465 Weather Vane Rd, Calera, AL 35040
- Office phone
- 205-664-3010
- Coverage
- 12 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Montgomery-Selma, AL
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Location
WXL72 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Demopolis, AL
- NWS office
- Birmingham, AL
- Covers
- 12 counties
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