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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.550 MHz to hear WXL87, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Yuma area of California. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Forecasts and warnings on WXL87 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Phoenix, AZ. The transmitter itself stands at Black Mountain. It transmits with 100 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 3 counties: Yuma County, AZ, Imperial County, CA and Riverside County, CA (east and south 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuma County | AZ | 004027 |
Entire area |
| Imperial County | CA | 006025 |
Entire area |
| Riverside County | CA | 006065 |
East and south part |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL87
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Yuma, CA
- Transmitter site
- Black Mountain
- Power
- 100 watts
- NWS office
- Phoenix, AZ
- Office address
- 1500 N Mill Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281
- Office phone
- 602-275-0073
- Coverage
- 3 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WXL87 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Yuma, CA
- NWS office
- Phoenix, AZ
- Covers
- 3 counties
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