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Overview
WXM73 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Moorefield, West Virginia. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.400 MHz.
Forecasts and warnings on WXM73 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Baltimore/Washington, VA. The transmitter site is listed as Branch Mountain. It transmits with 500 watts of power.
WXM73 covers 17 counties in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, each listed below with its SAME code. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany County | MD | 024001 |
Entire area |
| Augusta County | VA | 051015 |
Central and north parts |
| City of Harrisonburg | VA | 051660 |
Entire area |
| City of Staunton | VA | 051790 |
Entire area |
| City of Waynesboro | VA | 051820 |
Entire area |
| City of Winchester | VA | 051840 |
Entire area |
| Frederick County | VA | 051069 |
Entire area |
| Highland County | VA | 051091 |
Entire area |
| Page County | VA | 051139 |
Entire area |
| Rockingham County | VA | 051165 |
Entire area |
| Shenandoah County | VA | 051171 |
Entire area |
| Grant County | WV | 054023 |
Entire area |
| Hampshire County | WV | 054027 |
Entire area |
| Hardy County | WV | 054031 |
Entire area |
| Mineral County | WV | 054057 |
Entire area |
| Morgan County | WV | 054065 |
Entire area |
| Pendleton County | WV | 054071 |
Northeast half |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXM73
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Moorefield, WV
- Transmitter site
- Branch Mountain
- Power
- 500 watts
- NWS office
- Baltimore/Washington, VA
- Office address
- 43858 Weather Service Road, Sterling, VA 20166
- Office phone
- 703-996-2200
- Coverage
- 17 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WXM73 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Moorefield, WV
- NWS office
- Baltimore/Washington, VA
- Covers
- 17 counties
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