NOAA Weather Radio Station WXK49 in Memphis, Tennessee 🇺🇸

NOAA Weather Radio station WXK49, located in Memphis, Tennessee, operates as a critical component of the National Weather Service's (NWS) network. Broadcasting on 162.550 MHz, WXK49 delivers continuous weather and hazard information to the public, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This public service, provided by NOAA and the NWS, ensures access to timely weather updates for residents in Memphis and surrounding counties in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. The broadcasts include routine weather forecasts, severe weather watches and warnings, hazardous weather outlooks, non-weather hazards like AMBER Alerts, river stages, flood information, and marine forecasts. WXK49 uses the Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) technology, allowing users to program their radios to receive alerts specifically for their counties, such as Shelby County, TN (SAME code 047157). The weather information broadcast on WXK49 originates from the National Weather Service forecast office in Memphis, Tennessee, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of the information.