WXJ69: NOAA Weather Radio for San Juan, Puerto Rico
WXJ69 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at San Juan (transmitter at Aguas Buenas), broadcasting on 162.400 MHz at 1000 watts. It carries the National Weather Service San Juan office's broadcast and covers 39 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.
| Callsign | WXJ69 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.400 MHz |
| Transmitter | San Juan (transmitter at Aguas Buenas), Puerto Rico |
| Power | 1000 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS San Juan |
| 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 WXJ69 covers
| County | State | SAME code | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguas Buenas | Puerto Rico | 072007 | |
| Aibonito | Puerto Rico | 072009 | |
| Arroyo | Puerto Rico | 072015 | ALL |
| Barceloneta | Puerto Rico | 072017 | |
| Barranquitas | Puerto Rico | 072019 | |
| Bayamon | Puerto Rico | 072021 | |
| Caguas | Puerto Rico | 072025 | |
| Canovanas | Puerto Rico | 072029 | |
| Carolina | Puerto Rico | 072031 | |
| Catano | Puerto Rico | 072033 | |
| Cayey | Puerto Rico | 072035 | |
| Cidra | Puerto Rico | 072041 | |
| Comerio | Puerto Rico | 072045 | |
| Corozal | Puerto Rico | 072047 | |
| Dorado | Puerto Rico | 072051 | |
| Guayama | Puerto Rico | 072057 | ALL |
| Guaynabo | Puerto Rico | 072061 | |
| Gurabo | Puerto Rico | 072063 | ALL |
| Humacao | Puerto Rico | 072069 | |
| Juncos | Puerto Rico | 072077 | ALL |
| Las Piedras | Puerto Rico | 072085 | ALL |
| Loiza | Puerto Rico | 072087 | |
| Luquillo | Puerto Rico | 072089 | NORTH AND WEST |
| Manati | Puerto Rico | 072091 | SOUTH EAST |
| Maunabo | Puerto Rico | 072095 | ALL |
| Morovis | Puerto Rico | 072101 | |
| Naguabo | Puerto Rico | 072103 | SOUTH |
| Naranjito | Puerto Rico | 072105 | |
| Orocovis | Puerto Rico | 072107 | ALL |
| Patillas | Puerto Rico | 072109 | ALL |
| Rio Grande | Puerto Rico | 072119 | ALL |
| San Juan | Puerto Rico | 072127 | |
| San Lorenzo | Puerto Rico | 072129 | |
| Toa Alta | Puerto Rico | 072135 | |
| Toa Baja | Puerto Rico | 072137 | |
| Trujillo Alto | Puerto Rico | 072139 | |
| Vega Alta | Puerto Rico | 072143 | |
| Vega Baja | Puerto Rico | 072145 | |
| Yabucoa | Puerto Rico | 072151 | ALL |
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 WXJ69
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 Puerto Rico transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Puerto Rico. 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.