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Overview
WXL88 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Redding, California, on 162.550 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Sacramento, CA. The transmitter itself stands at South Fork Mountain. It transmits with 100 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 4 counties: Tehama County, Butte County (west part), Glenn County (north part) and Shasta County (west part). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butte County | CA | 006007 |
West part |
| Glenn County | CA | 006021 |
North part |
| Shasta County | CA | 006089 |
West part |
| Tehama County | CA | 006103 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL88
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Redding, CA
- Transmitter site
- South Fork Mountain
- Power
- 100 watts
- NWS office
- Sacramento, CA
- Office address
- 3310 El Camino Ave # 228, Sacramento, CA 95821
- Office phone
- 916-979-3051
- Coverage
- 4 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Chico-Redding, CA
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Location
WXL88 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Redding, CA
- NWS office
- Sacramento, CA
- Covers
- 4 counties
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