WXM80 NOAA Weather Radio 162.475 MHz – Riverhead, NY

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WXM80 NOAA Weather Radio 162.475 MHz – Riverhead, NY

Overview

WXM80 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Riverhead, New York, 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 WXM80 are produced by the National Weather Service office in New York, NY. Its listed transmitter power is 500 watts.

The station's coverage area takes in 6 counties: Fairfield County, CT (south part), Middlesex County, CT (south part), New Haven County, CT (south part), New London County, CT (south part), Nassau County, NY (central and east parts) and Suffolk County, NY (south part). 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
Fairfield County CT 009001 South part
Middlesex County CT 009007 South part
New Haven County CT 009009 South part
New London County CT 009011 South part
Nassau County NY 036059 Central and east parts
Suffolk County NY 036103 South part

Station details

Call sign
WXM80
Frequency
162.475 MHz
Transmitter
Riverhead, NY
Power
500 watts
NWS office
New York, NY
Office address
175 Brookhaven Ave, Upton, NY 11973
Office phone
631-924-0517
Coverage
6 counties
Station page
weather.gov/nwr
TV market
New York, NY

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Riverhead

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WXM80 at a glance

Frequency
162.475 MHz
Transmitter
Riverhead, NY
NWS office
New York, NY
Covers
6 counties
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