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KSC43: NOAA Weather Radio for Gore Mtn., New York

KSC43 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Gore Mtn., broadcasting on 162.450 MHz at 300 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Albany office's broadcast and covers 8 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.

CallsignKSC43
Frequency162.450 MHz
TransmitterGore Mtn., New York
Power300 watts
Forecast officeNWS Albany
StatusNormal (NWS data, July 2026)

Marine radios often label 162.450 MHz as WX5, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.

Counties KSC43 covers

CountyStateSAME code
EssexNew York036031
FultonNew York036035
HamiltonNew York036041
SaratogaNew York036091
WarrenNew York036113
WashingtonNew York036115
AddisonVermont050001
RutlandVermont050021

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 KSC43

Any receiver that tunes 162.450 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 New York transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in New York. Or look any county up with the finder.

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