WXK97: NOAA Weather Radio for Sudlersville, Maryland
WXK97 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Sudlersville, broadcasting on 162.500 MHz at 1100 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mt Holly office's broadcast and covers 17 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.
| Callsign | WXK97 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.500 MHz |
| Transmitter | Sudlersville, Maryland |
| Power | 1100 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Philadelphia/Mt Holly |
| Status | Normal (NWS data, July 2026) |
Marine radios often label 162.500 MHz as WX6, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.
Counties WXK97 covers
| County | State | SAME code | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | Delaware | 010001 | |
| New Castle | Delaware | 010003 | SOUTH |
| Sussex | Delaware | 010005 | NORTHWEST |
| Anne Arundel | Maryland | 024003 | |
| Baltimore | Maryland | 024005 | |
| Caroline | Maryland | 024011 | |
| Cecil | Maryland | 024015 | |
| City of Baltimore | Maryland | 024510 | |
| Dorchester | Maryland | 024019 | |
| Harford | Maryland | 024025 | |
| Howard | Maryland | 024027 | |
| Kent | Maryland | 024029 | |
| Queen Annes | Maryland | 024035 | |
| Talbot | Maryland | 024041 | |
| Cumberland | New Jersey | 034011 | |
| Salem | New Jersey | 034033 | |
| Chester | Pennsylvania | 042029 |
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 WXK97
Any receiver that tunes 162.500 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 Maryland transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Maryland. 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.