WXK32: NOAA Weather Radio for Midland/Odessa, Texas
WXK32 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Midland/Odessa (transmitter at Odessa), broadcasting on 162.400 MHz at 700 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Midland/Odessa office's broadcast and covers 8 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.
| Callsign | WXK32 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.400 MHz |
| Transmitter | Midland/Odessa (transmitter at Odessa), Texas |
| Power | 700 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Midland/Odessa |
| 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 WXK32 covers
| County | State | SAME code |
|---|---|---|
| Andrews | Texas | 048003 |
| Crane | Texas | 048103 |
| Ector | Texas | 048135 |
| Martin | Texas | 048317 |
| Midland | Texas | 048329 |
| Upton | Texas | 048461 |
| Ward | Texas | 048475 |
| Winkler | Texas | 048495 |
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 WXK32
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 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.