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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.425 MHz to hear WXM72, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Hinton area of West Virginia. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Forecasts and warnings on WXM72 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Blacksburg, VA. The transmitter site is listed as Keeney Mountain. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 15 counties in Virginia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany County | VA | 051005 |
Entire area |
| Bath County | VA | 051017 |
Entire area |
| Bland County | VA | 051021 |
Entire area |
| City of Covington | VA | 051580 |
Entire area |
| Craig County | VA | 051045 |
Entire area |
| Giles County | VA | 051071 |
Entire area |
| Tazewell County | VA | 051185 |
Entire area |
| Fayette County | WV | 054019 |
Entire area |
| Greenbrier County | WV | 054025 |
Entire area |
| Mercer County | WV | 054055 |
Entire area |
| Monroe County | WV | 054063 |
Entire area |
| Nicholas County | WV | 054067 |
Entire area |
| Pocahontas County | WV | 054075 |
Entire area |
| Raleigh County | WV | 054081 |
Entire area |
| Summers County | WV | 054089 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXM72
- Frequency
- 162.425 MHz
- Transmitter
- Hinton, WV
- Transmitter site
- Keeney Mountain
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Blacksburg, VA
- Office address
- 1750 Forecast Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24060
- Office phone
- 540-552-0084
- Coverage
- 15 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WXM72 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.425 MHz
- Transmitter
- Hinton, WV
- NWS office
- Blacksburg, VA
- Covers
- 15 counties
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