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Overview
WXL82 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Kalispell, Montana, 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 Missoula, MT programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter site is listed as Blacktail Mountain. Its listed transmitter power is 100 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 4 counties: Flathead County, Lake County, Lincoln County (east part) and Sanders County (southeast part). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flathead County | MT | 030029 |
Entire area |
| Lake County | MT | 030047 |
Entire area |
| Lincoln County | MT | 030053 |
East part |
| Sanders County | MT | 030089 |
Southeast part |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL82
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Kalispell, MT
- Transmitter site
- Blacktail Mountain
- Power
- 100 watts
- NWS office
- Missoula, MT
- Office address
- 6633 Aviation Way, Missoula, MT 59808
- Office phone
- 406-329-4840
- Coverage
- 4 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Missoula, MT
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Location
WXL82 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Kalispell, MT
- NWS office
- Missoula, MT
- Covers
- 4 counties
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