KEC73: NOAA Weather Radio for Bourne/Hyannis, Massachusetts
KEC73 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Bourne/Hyannis (transmitter at Camp Edwards), broadcasting on 162.550 MHz at 1000 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Boston/Norton office's broadcast and covers 5 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.
| Callsign | KEC73 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.550 MHz |
| Transmitter | Bourne/Hyannis (transmitter at Camp Edwards), Massachusetts |
| Power | 1000 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Boston/Norton |
| Status | Normal (NWS data, July 2026) |
Marine radios often label 162.550 MHz as WX1, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.
Counties KEC73 covers
| County | State | SAME code | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable | Massachusetts | 025001 | |
| Bristol | Massachusetts | 025005 | Central/S |
| Dukes | Massachusetts | 025007 | |
| Nantucket | Massachusetts | 025019 | |
| Plymouth | Massachusetts | 025023 | Central/S |
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 KEC73
Any receiver that tunes 162.550 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 Massachusetts transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in Massachusetts. Or look any county up with the finder.
Sources:
- “NWR County Coverage Listings”. weather.gov. Archived from the original on 2026-07-19. Retrieved 2026-07-16. Every figure on this page - frequency, transmitter site, power, operational status, and county SAME codes - is from this dataset. Transmitters move, change power, and go down for maintenance; verify locally before you rely on it.