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Overview
WXN61 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Sidney, Nebraska, on 162.500 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Cheyenne, WY. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 4 counties: Cheyenne County, Deuel County, Kimball County and Garden County (south third). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne County | NE | 031033 |
Entire area |
| Deuel County | NE | 031049 |
Entire area |
| Garden County | NE | 031069 |
South third |
| Kimball County | NE | 031105 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXN61
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Sidney, NE
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Cheyenne, WY
- Office address
- 1301 Airport Parkway, Cheyenne, WY 82001
- Office phone
- 307-772-2468
- Coverage
- 4 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Cheyenne, WY-Scottsbluff, NE
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Location
WXN61 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Sidney, NE
- NWS office
- Cheyenne, WY
- Covers
- 4 counties
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