WXK33
Encyclopedia
WXK33 is a NOAA Weather Radio
station that serves the San Angelo metropolitan area
and surrounding cities. It is programmed from the National Weather Service
forecast office in San Angelo, Texas
with its transmitter located in San Angelo. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for the following Counties: Coke, Concho, Irion, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling
, and Tom Green.
engulfed the transmitter site leaving the transmitting equipment inside of the building badly damaged. The National Weather Service
issued a statement saying the station would remain off air until repairs are made to the station, days later the NWS announced that a temporary transmitter would be installed at the site. On Thursday April 21, 2011 the station began broadcasting again with it's temporary transmitter.
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards is a network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from a nearby National Weather Service office. It is operated by the NWS, an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the United States Department of...
station that serves the San Angelo metropolitan area
San Angelo metropolitan area
The San Angelo Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in West Texas that covers two counties - Tom Green and Irion. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 111,823.-Unincorporated places:*Barnhart*Carlsbad*Knickerbocker*Sherwood...
and surrounding cities. It is programmed from the National Weather Service
National Weather Service
The National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States government...
forecast office in San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo is a city in the state of Texas. Located in West Central Texas it is the county seat of Tom Green County. As of 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total population of 93,200...
with its transmitter located in San Angelo. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for the following Counties: Coke, Concho, Irion, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling
Sterling County, Texas
Sterling County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 1,393. Its county seat is Sterling City. The county is named for W. S. Sterling, an early settler in the area. Sterling County is one of 30 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in...
, and Tom Green.
Wildfire Damage
On Friday April 15, 2011, a wildfire2011 Texas wildfires
The 2011 Texas wildfires are an ongoing series of destructive wildfires in Texas, United States that have occurred in the 2011 fire season. Statistics on the fires have been recorded since the current fire season began November 15, 2010...
engulfed the transmitter site leaving the transmitting equipment inside of the building badly damaged. The National Weather Service
National Weather Service
The National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States government...
issued a statement saying the station would remain off air until repairs are made to the station, days later the NWS announced that a temporary transmitter would be installed at the site. On Thursday April 21, 2011 the station began broadcasting again with it's temporary transmitter.