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Overview
WXL92 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Lynchburg, Virginia, 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 Blacksburg, VA programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter itself stands at Madison Heights. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 10 counties in Virginia; the full list is in the table below. A weather radio with SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) only sounds an alert for the areas you program, so enter the six-digit SAME code for your county from the table below.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst County | VA | 051009 |
Entire area |
| Appomattox County | VA | 051011 |
Entire area |
| Bedford County | VA | 051019 |
Entire area |
| Buckingham County | VA | 051029 |
Entire area |
| Campbell County | VA | 051031 |
Entire area |
| Charlotte County | VA | 051037 |
Entire area |
| City of Lexington | VA | 051678 |
Entire area |
| City of Lynchburg | VA | 051680 |
Entire area |
| Prince Edward County | VA | 051147 |
Entire area |
| Rockbridge County | VA | 051163 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL92
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Lynchburg, VA
- Transmitter site
- Madison Heights
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Blacksburg, VA
- Office address
- 1750 Forecast Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24060
- Office phone
- 540-552-0084
- Coverage
- 10 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA
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Location
WXL92 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Lynchburg, VA
- NWS office
- Blacksburg, VA
- Covers
- 10 counties
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