NOAA Weather Radio News:
- Experimental NOAA Weather Radio audio files now available for download
- Weather Radio receiver recalls, go to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission web site and choose "Radios Weather" in the product Type list.
- Streaming Audio of NOAA Weather Radio available for Peoria, Springfield, Champaign, and Bloomington
Central Illinois NOAA Weather Radio
NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from a nearby National Weather Service forecast office. NWR broadcasts National Weather Service watches, warnings, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day.
Known as the "Voice of the National Weather Service," NWR is provided as a public service by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and covers the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. Pacific Territories. Currently, there are over 960 NWR Transmitters in operation.
NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards broadcasts emergency and post-event information for all types of hazards -- both natural (such as severe weather, flooding, earthquakes and volcanic activity) and man-made (such as chemical releases or oil spills). Working with other Federal agencies and compatible with the Federal Communication Commission's Emergency Alert System (EAS), NWR is an "all hazards" radio network, making it the single source for the most comprehensive weather and emergency information available to the public.
To find out which NWR station covers your area, click here.
The National Weather Service office in Lincoln operates 9 NOAA Weather Radio transmitters:
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WXJ-71 transmits at 162.475 MHz from the WTVP-TV tower in East Peoria. Cities in the coverage area include Peoria, Galesburg, Lacon, Mason City, and Canton.
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WXJ-75 transmits at 162.400 MHz from the WUIS-FM tower near Mechanicsburg. Cities in the coverage area include Springfield, Decatur, Lincoln, Jacksonville, Beardstown, Clinton, Mason City, Taylorville, Carlinville, and Litchfield.
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WXJ-76 transmits at 162.550 MHz from the WDWS-WHMS tower in Champaign. Cities in the coverage area include Champaign-Urbana, Charleston-Mattoon, Danville, Paxton, Paris, and Farmer City.
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KXI-48 transmits at 162.450 MHz from a tower 6 miles south of Newton. Cities in the coverage area include Effingham, Greenup, Marshall, Newton, Robinson, Olney, Flora, Lawrenceville, Fairfield, and Albion.
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WXM-90 transmits at 162.525 MHz from a tower about 5 miles west southwest of Jacksonville. Cities in the coverage area include Jacksonville, Beardstown, Winchester, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, and Carrollton.
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KXI-46 transmits at 162.500 MHz from Tower Hill (Shelby County). Cities in the coverage area include Taylorville, Shelbyville, Vandalia, and Effingham.
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KXI-47 transmits at 162.525 MHz, from a tower 2 miles south of Paris (Edgar County). Cities in the coverage area include Charleston, Tuscola, Paris, and Marshall in Illinois, and Terre Haute in Indiana.
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KZZ-65 transmits at 162.525 MHz from a tower on the far west side of Bloomington. Cities in the coverage area include Bloomington/Normal, Mackinaw, and Eureka.
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KZZ-66 transmits at 162.400 MHz from a tower 2 miles northeast of Galesburg. Cities in the coverage area include Galesburg, Kewanee, and Monmouth.
NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards Topics:
ILX NWR Home, Peoria, Springfield, Champaign, Jacksonville, Shelbyville, Paris, Newton, Bloomington, Galesburg, NWR SAME, NWR Receivers, Statewide Info, National NWR Homepage, Report an NWR Outage
