WXK22: NOAA Weather Radio for Sherman, Texas
WXK22 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Sherman (transmitter at Sherman/Denison), broadcasting on 162.475 MHz at 1030 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Fort Worth-Dallas 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 | WXK22 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.475 MHz |
| Transmitter | Sherman (transmitter at Sherman/Denison), Texas |
| Power | 1030 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Fort Worth-Dallas |
| 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 WXK22 covers
| County | State | SAME code |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan | Oklahoma | 040013 |
| Carter | Oklahoma | 040019 |
| Johnston | Oklahoma | 040069 |
| Love | Oklahoma | 040085 |
| Marshall | Oklahoma | 040095 |
| Collin | Texas | 048085 |
| Cooke | Texas | 048097 |
| Denton | Texas | 048121 |
| Fannin | Texas | 048147 |
| Grayson | Texas | 048181 |
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 WXK22
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 Texas transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Texas. 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.