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Overview
WXM70 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Garfield, West Virginia, on 162.500 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on WXM70 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Charleston, WV. The transmitter itself stands at Milwood. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 15 counties in Ohio and West Virginia; the full list is in the table below. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens County | OH | 039009 |
Entire area |
| Gallia County | OH | 039053 |
Entire area |
| Meigs County | OH | 039105 |
Entire area |
| Washington County | OH | 039167 |
Entire area |
| Calhoun County | WV | 054013 |
Entire area |
| Gilmer County | WV | 054021 |
Entire area |
| Jackson County | WV | 054035 |
Entire area |
| Mason County | WV | 054053 |
Entire area |
| Pleasants County | WV | 054073 |
Entire area |
| Putnam County | WV | 054079 |
Entire area |
| Ritchie County | WV | 054085 |
Entire area |
| Roane County | WV | 054087 |
Entire area |
| Tyler County | WV | 054095 |
Entire area |
| Wirt County | WV | 054105 |
Entire area |
| Wood County | WV | 054107 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXM70
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Garfield, WV
- Transmitter site
- Milwood
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Charleston, WV
- Office address
- 1754 Hendrickson Dr, South Charleston, WV 25303
- Office phone
- 304-746-0180
- Coverage
- 15 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WXM70 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Garfield, WV
- NWS office
- Charleston, WV
- Covers
- 15 counties
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