NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards

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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. There are over 1000 NWR Transmitters in operation, covering approximately 97% of the U.S. population.

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.

For a map of Illinois NWR stations, click here.

The National Weather Service office in Lincoln operates 9 NOAA Weather Radio transmitters:

Location	Transmitter	Transmitter Location	Cities Covered
Bloomington	KZZ-65 (162.525 MHz)	Far west side of Bloomington	Bloomington/Normal, Clinton, Mackinaw, and Eureka
Champaign	WXJ-76 (162.550 MHz)	WCIA-TV tower near Seymour	Champaign-Urbana, Charleston-Mattoon, Danville, Paxton, Paris, and Farmer City
Galesburg	KZZ-66 (162.400 MHz)	2 miles northeast of Galesburg	Galesburg, Kewanee, and Monmouth
Jacksonville	WXM-90 (162.525 MHz)	2 miles south of Lynnville	Jacksonville, Beardstown, Winchester, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, and Carrollton
Newton	KXI-48 (162.450 MHz)	6 miles south of Newton	Effingham, Greenup, Marshall, Newton, Robinson, Olney, Flora, Lawrenceville, Fairfield, and Albion
Paris	KXI-47 (162.525 MHz)	2 miles south of Paris	Charleston, Tuscola, Paris, and Marshall in Illinois; Terre Haute in Indiana
Peoria	WXJ-71 (162.475 MHz)	WTVP-TV tower near East Peoria	Peoria, Galesburg, Lacon, Mason City, and Canton
Shelbyville	KXI-46 (162.500 MHz)	Tower Hill	Taylorville, Shelbyville, Vandalia, and Effingham
Springfield	WXJ-75 (162.400 MHz)	WUIS-FM tower near Mechanicsburg	Springfield, Decatur, Lincoln, Jacksonville, Beardstown, Mason City, Taylorville, Carlinville, and Litchfield