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