KEC95: NOAA Weather Radio for Aynor, South Carolina
KEC95 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Aynor (transmitter at Conway/Myrtle Beach), broadcasting on 162.400 MHz at 1000 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Wilmington 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.
| Callsign | KEC95 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.400 MHz |
| Transmitter | Aynor (transmitter at Conway/Myrtle Beach), South Carolina |
| Power | 1000 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Wilmington |
| Status | Normal (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 KEC95 covers
| County | State | SAME code | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | North Carolina | 037019 | W |
| Columbus | North Carolina | 037047 | S |
| Dillon | South Carolina | 045033 | E |
| Florence | South Carolina | 045041 | E |
| Georgetown | South Carolina | 045043 | |
| Horry | South Carolina | 045051 | |
| Marion | South Carolina | 045067 | |
| Williamsburg | South Carolina | 045089 | E |
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 KEC95
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 South Carolina transmitter, county and SAME code: NOAA Weather Radio in South Carolina. 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.