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Overview
WXL81 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Jamestown, North Dakota, 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 WXL81 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Bismarck, ND. The transmitter site is listed as Cable Serv. Tower/Ypsilanti. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 7 counties across North Dakota, listed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes County | ND | 038003 |
Entire area |
| Dickey County | ND | 038021 |
Entire area |
| Foster County | ND | 038031 |
Entire area |
| LaMoure County | ND | 038045 |
Entire area |
| Logan County | ND | 038047 |
Entire area |
| McIntosh County | ND | 038051 |
Entire area |
| Stutsman County | ND | 038093 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL81
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Jamestown, ND
- Transmitter site
- Cable Serv. Tower/Ypsilanti
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Bismarck, ND
- Office address
- 2301 University Drive Building 27, Bismarck, ND 58504
- Office phone
- 701-250-4224
- Coverage
- 7 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Fargo
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