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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.550 MHz to hear WXL97, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Klamath Falls area of Oregon. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Forecasts and warnings on WXL97 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Medford, OR. The transmitter itself stands at Hogback Mountain. It transmits with 100 watts of power.
WXL97 covers 3 counties: Modoc County, CA (northwest part), Siskiyou County, CA (northeast part) and Klamath County, OR (central 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modoc County | CA | 006049 |
Northwest part |
| Siskiyou County | CA | 006093 |
Northeast part |
| Klamath County | OR | 041035 |
Central south part |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXL97
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Klamath Falls, OR
- Transmitter site
- Hogback Mountain
- Power
- 100 watts
- NWS office
- Medford, OR
- Office address
- 4003 Cirrus Dr, Medford, OR 97504
- Office phone
- 541-773-1067
- Coverage
- 3 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Medford-Klamath Falls, OR
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Location
WXL97 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Klamath Falls, OR
- NWS office
- Medford, OR
- Covers
- 3 counties
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