WXK92

WXK92
City Ellsworth, Kansas
Broadcast area Portions of Central Kansas
Branding NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
Slogan The Voice Of The National Weather Service
Frequency 162.400 MHz
Format Weather/Civil Emergency
Power 1,000 Watts
Owner National Weather Service
Website www.crh.noaa.gov/ict

WXK92 is a NOAA Weather Radio station that serves portions of central Kansas. It is programmed from the National Weather Service Wichita, Kansas with its transmitter located in Ellsworth, Kansas. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for the following counties in Kansas: Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Russell, and Saline.

Prior to 1994, this station was operated by the National Weather Service in Concordia, Kansas, until that office closed down, at which time, the Wichita Weather Office assumed responsibility for providing weather information for central Kansas and took control of WXK92's programming

Coverage map

WXK92 coverage map. Green represents areas with reception, and the unshaded counties are counties that receive the warning alarm tone for severe weather.

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