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WXK82: NOAA Weather Radio for Hannibal, Missouri

WXK82 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Hannibal, broadcasting on 162.475 MHz at 1000 watts. It carries the National Weather Service St. Louis office's broadcast and covers 9 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignWXK82
Frequency162.475 MHz
TransmitterHannibal, Missouri
Power1000 watts
Forecast officeNWS St. Louis
StatusNormal (NWS data, July 2026)

Marine radios often label 162.475 MHz as WX3, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.

Counties WXK82 covers

CountyStateSAME code
AdamsIllinois017001
BrownIllinois017009
PikeIllinois017149
LewisMissouri029111
MarionMissouri029127
MonroeMissouri029137
PikeMissouri029163
RallsMissouri029173
ShelbyMissouri029205

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 WXK82

Any receiver that tunes 162.475 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 Missouri transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Missouri. Or look any county up with the finder.

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