diff --git a/modules/settings.py b/modules/settings.py
index 6f57033..a3f1e49 100644
--- a/modules/settings.py
+++ b/modules/settings.py
@@ -139,7 +139,12 @@ try:
     wxAlertsEnabled = config['location'].getboolean('NOAAalertsEnabled', True) # default True not enabled yet
     repeater_lookup = config['location'].get('repeaterLookup', 'rbook') # default repeater lookup source
     wxAlertBroadcastEnabled = config['location'].getboolean('wxAlertBroadcastEnabled', False) # default False
-    wxAlertBroadcastChannel = config['location'].get('wxAlertBroadcastChannel', 2)
+    # brodcast channel for weather alerts
+    wxAlertBroadcastChannel = config['location'].get('wxAlertBroadcastCh')
+    if ',' in wxAlertBroadcastChannel:
+        wxAlertBroadcastChannel = config['location'].get('wxAlertBroadcastCh').split(',')
+    else:
+        wxAlertBroadcastChannel = config['location'].getint('wxAlertBroadcastCh', 2) # default 2
    
     # bbs
     bbs_enabled = config['bbs'].getboolean('enabled', False)
diff --git a/modules/system.py b/modules/system.py
index da08291..ab49c7b 100644
--- a/modules/system.py
+++ b/modules/system.py
@@ -603,9 +603,9 @@ def handleWxBroadcast(deviceID=1):
     alert = alertBrodcast()
     if alert:
         msg = f"🚨 {alert[1]} EAS ALERTs: {alert[0]}"
-        if "," in wxAlertBroadcastChannel:
-            for channel in wxAlertBroadcastChannel.split(","):
-                send_message(msg, channel, 0, deviceID)
+        if isinstance(wxAlertBroadcastChannel, list):
+            for channel in wxAlertBroadcastChannel:
+                send_message(msg, int(channel), 0, deviceID)
         else:
             send_message(msg, wxAlertBroadcastChannel, 0, deviceID)
         return True