WXL28: NOAA Weather Radio for Elko, Nevada
WXL28 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Elko (transmitter at West Twin Peak), broadcasting on 162.550 MHz at 100 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Elko office's broadcast and covers 2 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.
| Callsign | WXL28 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.550 MHz |
| Transmitter | Elko (transmitter at West Twin Peak), Nevada |
| Power | 100 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Elko |
| Status | Normal (NWS data, July 2026) |
Marine radios often label 162.550 MHz as WX1, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.
Counties WXL28 covers
| County | State | SAME code |
|---|---|---|
| Elko | Nevada | 032007 |
| Eureka | Nevada | 032011 |
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 WXL28
Any receiver that tunes 162.550 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 Nevada transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Nevada. 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.