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Overview
WXL90 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Des Moines, New Mexico, 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 WXL90 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Albuquerque, NM. The transmitter itself stands at Sierra Grande. Its listed transmitter power is 100 watts.
WXL90 covers 5 counties: Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM, Union County, NM and Cimarron County, OK (west 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax County | NM | 035007 |
Entire area |
| Harding County | NM | 035021 |
Entire area |
| Mora County | NM | 035033 |
Entire area |
| Union County | NM | 035059 |
Entire area |
| Cimarron County | OK | 040025 |
West part |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL90
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Des Moines, NM
- Transmitter site
- Sierra Grande
- Power
- 100 watts
- NWS office
- Albuquerque, NM
- Office address
- 2341 Clark Carr Loop SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
- Office phone
- 505-243-0702
- Coverage
- 5 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WXL90 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Des Moines, NM
- NWS office
- Albuquerque, NM
- Covers
- 5 counties
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