NOAA Weather Radio WXK36

An automated weather radio station operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, broadcasting continuously on 162.475 MHz. The station provides around-the-clock weather forecasts, watches, warnings, and emergency alerts for a nine-county coverage area in East Texas. Counties served include Anderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, and Wood. The broadcasts originate from the Tyler area and deliver official National Weather Service information to residents and emergency management officials across the region. NOAA Weather Radio stations of this type form part of the nationwide All Hazards Network, which serves as the primary means of distributing official weather and hazard information directly to the public. The network operates on a set of dedicated VHF frequencies in the 162 MHz band, and modern weather radios can be programmed to activate alerts only for specified counties using SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) technology.