WXJ95: NOAA Weather Radio for Key West, Florida
WXJ95 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Key West (transmitter at Summerland Key), broadcasting on 162.400 MHz at 300 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Key West office's broadcast and covers 1 county, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.
| Callsign | WXJ95 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.400 MHz |
| Transmitter | Key West (transmitter at Summerland Key), Florida |
| Power | 300 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Key West |
| Status | Normal (NWS data, July 2026) |
Marine radios often label 162.400 MHz as WX2, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.
Counties WXJ95 covers
| County | State | SAME code | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe | Florida | 012087 | Lower Keys |
A county marked with a note (for example partial coverage) is served for that portion only. Program the six-digit code into your radio's SAME location list - the SAME code guide walks through it, and how alert radios work explains what the radio does with it.
Hearing WXJ95
Any receiver that tunes 162.400 MHz FM can listen: scanners, VHF ham radios, marine sets, or a software-defined receiver. What those do not do is wake you at 3 a.m. - for that you want a dedicated radio with SAME alerting, covered in the buyer's guide.
Every Florida transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Florida. Or look any county up with the finder.
Sources:
- “NWR County Coverage Listings”. weather.gov. Archived from the original on 2026-07-19. Retrieved 2026-07-16. Every figure on this page - frequency, transmitter site, power, operational status, and county SAME codes - is from this dataset. Transmitters move, change power, and go down for maintenance; verify locally before you rely on it.