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Overview
WXL73 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Bassett, Nebraska, 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 North Platte, NE programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 9 counties in Nebraska; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine County | NE | 031009 |
Entire area |
| Boyd County | NE | 031015 |
Entire area |
| Brown County | NE | 031017 |
Entire area |
| Garfield County | NE | 031071 |
Entire area |
| Holt County | NE | 031089 |
Entire area |
| Keya Paha County | NE | 031103 |
Entire area |
| Loup County | NE | 031115 |
Entire area |
| Rock County | NE | 031149 |
Entire area |
| Wheeler County | NE | 031183 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL73
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Bassett, NE
- 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
- Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, NE
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Location
WXL73 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Bassett, NE
- NWS office
- North Platte, NE
- Covers
- 9 counties
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