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Overview
WXN87 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Natchitoches, Louisiana, on 162.500 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service office in Shreveport, LA programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. It transmits with 1,030 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 7 parishes in Louisiana; the full list is in the table below. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bienville Parish | LA | 022013 |
Entire area |
| De Soto Parish | LA | 022031 |
Entire area |
| Grant Parish | LA | 022043 |
Entire area |
| Natchitoches Parish | LA | 022069 |
Entire area |
| Red River Parish | LA | 022081 |
Entire area |
| Sabine Parish | LA | 022085 |
Entire area |
| Winn Parish | LA | 022127 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXN87
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Natchitoches, LA
- Power
- 1,030 watts
- NWS office
- Shreveport, LA
- Office address
- 5655 Hollywood Ave, Shreveport, LA 71109
- Office phone
- 318-631-3669
- Coverage
- 7 parishes
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
WXN87 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Natchitoches, LA
- NWS office
- Shreveport, LA
- Covers
- 7 counties
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