NOAA Radio

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Listen to NOAA Weather Radio for the latest weather forecasts before traveling in the winter. The National Weather Service broadcasts weather information, including watches, warnings, and advisories 24 hours a day. Weather radio transmitters have a range of about 40 miles. Almost 90 percent of the population of Illinois is within listening range of a NOAA Weather Radio.

Here is a list of radio transmitters that cover Illinois:

Call Sign

Site Name

Site Location

Frequency

Power

KZZ65

Bloomington

Bloomington Heights

162.525

300

WXJ76

Champaign

Champaign

162.55

1000

KXI42

Chester

Chester

162.45

300

KWO39

Chicago

Sear's Tower

162.55

300

KXI86

Crescent City

Crescent City

162.5

300

KXI41

Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake

162.5

300

WNG536

DeKalb

DeKalb

162.55

100

KZZ55

Dixon

Dixon

162.525

300

KZZ56

Freeport

Eleroy

162.45

300

KZZ66

Galesburg

Galesburg

162.4

300

KXI79

Hillsboro

Hillsboro

162.425

300

WXM90

Jacksonville

Jacksonville

162.525

300

KXI70

Jerseyville

Jerseyville

162.45

300

KZZ58

Kankakee

Aroma Park

162.525

300

KZZ81

Lockport

Downer's Grove

162.425

1000

WXJ92

Macomb

Macomb

162.5

1000

WXM49

Marion

Goreville

162.425

1000

KXI52

McLeansboro

McLeansboro

162.4

300

KXI48

Newton

Newton

162.45

1000

WXK24

Odell

Odell

162.45

1000

KXI47

Paris

Paris

162.525

300

WXJ71

Peoria

East Peoria

162.475

1000

KXI58

Plano

Yorkville

162.4

300

WXL22

Princeton

Tiskilwa

162.425

300

WXJ73

Quad Cities

Rock Island

162.55

1000

KZZ57

Rockford

Latham Park

162.475

1000

KXI49

Salem

Salem

162.475

1000

KXI46

Shelbyville

Shelbyville

162.4

300

WXJ75

Springfield

Springfield

162.4

1000

Number of Stations in Illinois = 29