NOAA Weather Radio Page

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The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC office broadcasts continuous weather information and short-fused warnings on NINE transmitters serving northeast Georgia, Upstate South Carolina, and western North Carolina.

NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts can usually be heard within a 40 mile radius of the antenna site, sometimes more. The effective range depends on many factors, particularly the height of the broadcasting antenna, terrain, quality of the receiver, and type of receiving antenna. The maps below shows transmitter locations in our County Warning Area (CWA), as well as transmitters close to our CWA.

Our office broadcasts continuous weather information and short fused warnings on 9 transmitters serving Northeast Georgia, Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina

Call Sign	Frequency	Location
WXJ-21	162.550 MHz	Greenville, SC
WXL-56	162.400 MHz	Asheville, NC
WXL-70	162.475 MHz	Charlotte, NC
WWH-24	162.425 MHz	Toccoa, GA
WWG-82	162.525 MHz	Nantahala, NC
KXI-81	162.450 MHz	Rabun, GA
WNG-538	162.450 MHz	Linville, NC
KHC-27	162.425 MHz	Rock Hill, SC
KJY-85	162.525 MHz	Mooresville, NC

NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts can usually be heard within a 40 mile radius of the antenna site, sometimes more. The effective range depends on many factors, particularly the height of the broadcasting antenna, terrain, quality of the receiver, and type of receiving antenna. The maps below shows transmitter locations in our County Warning Area (CWA), as well as transmitters close to our CWA.

NOAA Weather Radio coverage areas with FIPS codes

The following is a list of the counties that each transmitter serves. Click on the links to the right of the station name and ID to see a county map of the broadcast service area, or a map of the transmitter coverage area.

Greenville (WXJ-21) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Polk and Rutherford
- South Carolina: Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Union
Asheville (WXL-56) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, and Yancey
Charlotte (WXL-70) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan, Stanly and Union
- South Carolina: Cherokee and York
Toccoa (WWH-24) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- Georgia: Banks, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Rabun, Stephens, and White
- South Carolina: Oconee
Nantahala (WWG-82) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, and Swain
Rabun (KXI-81) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- Georgia: Banks, Habersham, Hall, Rabun, Towns, and White
- North Carolina: Macon
- South Carolina: Oconee
Linville (WNG-538) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey
Rock Hill (KHC-27) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Cleveland, Mecklenburg, and Union
- South Carolina: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union, and York
Mooresville (KJY-85) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, and Rowan

Some of the counties in the GSP CWA can also receive SAME/tone alerts from surrounding NWR transmitters. Below is a list of these transmitters and the corresponding counties. The location of each transmitter is denoted by the yellow circles on the map above.

Athens, GA (WXK-56) - Coverage Map
- Georgia: Elbert, Franklin, and Hart
Bristol, TN (WXK-47) - Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Avery, Madison, Mitchell, and Yancey
Buck Mountain, NC (WWF-60) - Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Cabarrus, Rowan, and Union
Cleveland, GA (WXJ-53) - Coverage Map
- Georgia: Franklin, Habersham, Hart, and Stephens
Kirksey, SC (KHC-28) - Coverage Map
- Georgia: Elbert
- South Carolina: Abbeville, Greenwood, and Laurens
Mount Jefferson, NC (WNG-588) - Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba, and Iredell
Winston-Salem, NC (WXL-42) - Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Alexander, Davie, Iredell, and Rowan

SAME Weather Radios

For those with SAME (Specific Area Message Encoder) radios, there is a link to a table with a list of county codes: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

The GSP office has the responsibility to SAME/tone alert hazardous watches and warnings on its 9 transmitters. Below is a list of weather and non-weather related products, and the SAME/tone alert guidelines for those products. YES means that the product is SAME/tone alerted and NO means that the product is not SAME/tone alerted. No advisory products are SAME/tone alerted.

Weather Related Hazards - SAME/Tone Alert Procedures

Product	Watch	Warning
Tornado	YES	YES
Severe Thunderstorm	YES	YES
Flash Flood	YES*1	YES
Areal Flood	YES*1	YES
River Flood (Forecast Point)	NO	YES*2
Winter Storm	NO	YES*1
High Wind	NO	YES*1
Wind Chill/Excessive Heat	NO	YES*1

Non-Weather Related Hazards - SAME/Tone Alert Procedures

Product	Watch	Warning
Child Abduction Emergency	NA	YES*1
Civil Emergency Message	NA	YES
Earthquake	NA	YES
Routine Weekly Test	NA	YES

*1 - Blackout period is desirable, with consideration of the onset time of the event. Product is not SAME/tone alerted between 11pm and 7am, unless the event is ongoing or is expected to begin within the blackout time period.

*2 - Initial issuances and categorical upgrades (moderate, major, near record) are SAME/tone alerted, with blackout period constraints (as described in *1).

Links and Contact Information

For additional information on NOAA Weather Radio, go to Official NWR Home page

Any comments, questions or suggestions, please e-mail our NOAA Weather Radio Focal Point.