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The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC office broadcasts continuous weather information and short-fused warnings on NINE transmitters serving northeast Georgia, Upstate South Carolina, and western North Carolina.
NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts can usually be heard within a 40 mile radius of the antenna site, sometimes more. The effective range depends on many factors, particularly the height of the broadcasting antenna, terrain, quality of the receiver, and type of receiving antenna. The maps below shows transmitter locations in our County Warning Area (CWA), as well as transmitters close to our CWA.
Our office broadcasts continuous weather information and short fused warnings on 9 transmitters serving Northeast Georgia, Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina
Call Sign | Frequency | Location |
WXJ-21 | 162.550 MHz | Greenville, SC |
WXL-56 | 162.400 MHz | Asheville, NC |
WXL-70 | 162.475 MHz | Charlotte, NC |
WWH-24 | 162.425 MHz | Toccoa, GA |
WWG-82 | 162.525 MHz | Nantahala, NC |
KXI-81 | 162.450 MHz | Rabun, GA |
WNG-538 | 162.450 MHz | Linville, NC |
KHC-27 | 162.425 MHz | Rock Hill, SC |
KJY-85 | 162.525 MHz | Mooresville, NC |
NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts can usually be heard within a 40 mile radius of the antenna site, sometimes more. The effective range depends on many factors, particularly the height of the broadcasting antenna, terrain, quality of the receiver, and type of receiving antenna. The maps below shows transmitter locations in our County Warning Area (CWA), as well as transmitters close to our CWA.
NOAA Weather Radio coverage areas with FIPS codes
The following is a list of the counties that each transmitter serves. Click on the links to the right of the station name and ID to see a county map of the broadcast service area, or a map of the transmitter coverage area.
- Greenville (WXJ-21) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Polk and Rutherford
- South Carolina: Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Union
- Asheville (WXL-56) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, and Yancey
- Charlotte (WXL-70) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan, Stanly and Union
- South Carolina: Cherokee and York
- Toccoa (WWH-24) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- Georgia: Banks, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Rabun, Stephens, and White
- South Carolina: Oconee
- Nantahala (WWG-82) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, and Swain
- Rabun (KXI-81) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- Georgia: Banks, Habersham, Hall, Rabun, Towns, and White
- North Carolina: Macon
- South Carolina: Oconee
- Linville (WNG-538) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey
- Rock Hill (KHC-27) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Cleveland, Mecklenburg, and Union
- South Carolina: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union, and York
- Mooresville (KJY-85) - County Broadcast Service Area, Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, and Rowan
Some of the counties in the GSP CWA can also receive SAME/tone alerts from surrounding NWR transmitters. Below is a list of these transmitters and the corresponding counties. The location of each transmitter is denoted by the yellow circles on the map above.
- Athens, GA (WXK-56) - Coverage Map
- Georgia: Elbert, Franklin, and Hart
- Bristol, TN (WXK-47) - Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Avery, Madison, Mitchell, and Yancey
- Buck Mountain, NC (WWF-60) - Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Cabarrus, Rowan, and Union
- Cleveland, GA (WXJ-53) - Coverage Map
- Georgia: Franklin, Habersham, Hart, and Stephens
- Kirksey, SC (KHC-28) - Coverage Map
- Georgia: Elbert
- South Carolina: Abbeville, Greenwood, and Laurens
- Mount Jefferson, NC (WNG-588) - Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba, and Iredell
- Winston-Salem, NC (WXL-42) - Coverage Map
- North Carolina: Alexander, Davie, Iredell, and Rowan
SAME Weather Radios
For those with SAME (Specific Area Message Encoder) radios, there is a link to a table with a list of county codes: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
The GSP office has the responsibility to SAME/tone alert hazardous watches and warnings on its 9 transmitters. Below is a list of weather and non-weather related products, and the SAME/tone alert guidelines for those products. YES means that the product is SAME/tone alerted and NO means that the product is not SAME/tone alerted. No advisory products are SAME/tone alerted.
Weather Related Hazards - SAME/Tone Alert Procedures
Product | Watch | Warning |
Tornado | YES | YES |
Severe Thunderstorm | YES | YES |
Flash Flood | YES*1 | YES |
Areal Flood | YES*1 | YES |
River Flood (Forecast Point) | NO | YES*2 |
Winter Storm | NO | YES*1 |
High Wind | NO | YES*1 |
Wind Chill/Excessive Heat | NO | YES*1 |
Non-Weather Related Hazards - SAME/Tone Alert Procedures
Product | Watch | Warning |
Child Abduction Emergency | NA | YES*1 |
Civil Emergency Message | NA | YES |
Earthquake | NA | YES |
Routine Weekly Test | NA | YES |
*1 - Blackout period is desirable, with consideration of the onset time of the event. Product is not SAME/tone alerted between 11pm and 7am, unless the event is ongoing or is expected to begin within the blackout time period.
*2 - Initial issuances and categorical upgrades (moderate, major, near record) are SAME/tone alerted, with blackout period constraints (as described in *1).
Links and Contact Information
For additional information on NOAA Weather Radio, go to Official NWR Home page
Any comments, questions or suggestions, please e-mail our NOAA Weather Radio Focal Point.
