WXM20: NOAA Weather Radio for Lincoln, Nebraska
WXM20 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Lincoln, broadcasting on 162.475 MHz at 991 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Omaha/Valley office's broadcast and covers 10 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.
| Callsign | WXM20 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.475 MHz |
| Transmitter | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Power | 991 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Omaha/Valley |
| Status | Normal (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 WXM20 covers
| County | State | SAME code |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | Nebraska | 031023 |
| Cass | Nebraska | 031025 |
| Gage | Nebraska | 031067 |
| Johnson | Nebraska | 031097 |
| Lancaster | Nebraska | 031109 |
| Otoe | Nebraska | 031131 |
| Saline | Nebraska | 031151 |
| Sarpy | Nebraska | 031153 |
| Saunders | Nebraska | 031155 |
| Seward | Nebraska | 031159 |
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 WXM20
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 Nebraska transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Nebraska. 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.