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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.475 MHz to hear WXL96, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Salem area of Oregon. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Portland, OR. The transmitter itself stands at Prospect Hill. Its listed transmitter power is 100 watts.
Its signal is meant to serve 6 counties: Benton County, Clackamas County, Linn County, Marion County, Polk County and Yamhill County. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County | OR | 041003 |
Entire area |
| Clackamas County | OR | 041005 |
Entire area |
| Linn County | OR | 041043 |
Entire area |
| Marion County | OR | 041047 |
Entire area |
| Polk County | OR | 041053 |
Entire area |
| Yamhill County | OR | 041071 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL96
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Salem, OR
- Transmitter site
- Prospect Hill
- Power
- 100 watts
- NWS office
- Portland, OR
- Office address
- 5241 NE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR 97230
- Office phone
- 503-261-9246
- Coverage
- 6 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Portland, OR
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