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Overview
WXM62 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Capitol Peak, Washington, on 162.475 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on WXM62 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Seattle/Tacoma, WA. The transmitter itself stands at Olympia. Its listed transmitter power is 284 watts.
Its signal is meant to serve 6 counties: Grays Harbor County, Mason County, Thurston County, Lewis County (central and west parts), Pacific County (northeast and central part) and Pierce County (central and west parts). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Harbor County | WA | 053027 |
Entire area |
| Lewis County | WA | 053041 |
Central and west parts |
| Mason County | WA | 053045 |
Entire area |
| Pacific County | WA | 053049 |
Northeast and central part |
| Pierce County | WA | 053053 |
Central and west parts |
| Thurston County | WA | 053067 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXM62
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Capitol Peak, WA
- Transmitter site
- Olympia
- Power
- 284 watts
- NWS office
- Seattle/Tacoma, WA
- Office address
- 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
- Office phone
- 206-526-6087
- Coverage
- 6 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WXM62 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.475 MHz
- Transmitter
- Capitol Peak, WA
- NWS office
- Seattle/Tacoma, WA
- Covers
- 6 counties
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