Severe Weather Preparedness Series
NOAA Weather Radio
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:
Weather Radio Stations Covering 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 Downers 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
