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KEC83: NOAA Weather Radio for Baltimore, Maryland

KEC83 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Baltimore (transmitter at Pikesville), broadcasting on 162.400 MHz at 1000 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington office's broadcast and covers 16 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignKEC83
Frequency162.400 MHz
TransmitterBaltimore (transmitter at Pikesville), Maryland
Power1000 watts
Forecast officeNWS Baltimore/Washington
StatusNormal (NWS data, July 2026)

Marine radios often label 162.400 MHz as WX2, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.

Counties KEC83 covers

CountyStateSAME codeNote
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia011001
Anne ArundelMaryland024003
BaltimoreMaryland024005
CalvertMaryland024009
CarrollMaryland024013
City of BaltimoreMaryland024510
FrederickMaryland024021E
HarfordMaryland024025
HowardMaryland024027
KentMaryland024029
MontgomeryMaryland024031
Prince GeorgesMaryland024033
Queen AnnesMaryland024035
TalbotMaryland024041
AdamsPennsylvania042001
YorkPennsylvania042133

A county marked with a note (for example partial coverage) is served for that portion only. Program the six-digit code into your radio's SAME location list - the SAME code guide walks through it, and how alert radios work explains what the radio does with it.

Hearing KEC83

Any receiver that tunes 162.400 MHz FM can listen: scanners, VHF ham radios, marine sets, or a software-defined receiver. What those do not do is wake you at 3 a.m. - for that you want a dedicated radio with SAME alerting, covered in the buyer's guide.

Every Maryland transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Maryland. Or look any county up with the finder.

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