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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.

CallsignKEC95
Frequency162.400 MHz
TransmitterAynor (transmitter at Conway/Myrtle Beach), South Carolina
Power1000 watts
Forecast officeNWS Wilmington
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 KEC95 covers

CountyStateSAME codeNote
BrunswickNorth Carolina037019W
ColumbusNorth Carolina037047S
DillonSouth Carolina045033E
FlorenceSouth Carolina045041E
GeorgetownSouth Carolina045043
HorrySouth Carolina045051
MarionSouth Carolina045067
WilliamsburgSouth Carolina045089E

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.

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