WXM93: NOAA Weather Radio for Cross, South Carolina
WXM93 is the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Cross, broadcasting on 162.475 MHz at 100 watts. It carries the National Weather Service Charleston office's broadcast and covers 4 counties, each listed below with the SAME code an alert radio needs to wake for that county and stay quiet for the rest.
| Callsign | WXM93 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 162.475 MHz |
| Transmitter | Cross, South Carolina |
| Power | 100 watts |
| Forecast office | NWS Charleston |
| Status | Normal (NWS data, July 2026) |
Marine radios often label 162.475 MHz as WX3, but WX channel numbers vary by brand - go by the frequency.
Counties WXM93 covers
| County | State | SAME code | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley | South Carolina | 045015 | N |
| Clarendon | South Carolina | 045027 | |
| Orangeburg | South Carolina | 045075 | SE |
| Williamsburg | South Carolina | 045089 | NW |
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 WXM93
Any receiver that tunes 162.475 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.