Wrens Noaa Weather Radio Outage Information

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
1013 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2024  
   
...EXTENDED NOAA WEATHER RADIO OUTAGE IN THE AUGUSTA AREA... 
  
THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS TRANSMITTER BROADCASTING FROM   
WRENS GEORGIA WAS DAMAGED DURING HURRICANE HELENE. THIS  
TRANSMITTER SERVES THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF BOTH SOUTH   
CAROLINA AND GEORGIA, ALONG WITH AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. TECHNICIANS   
RECENTLY VISITED THE SITE WITH A DRONE AND HAVE FOUND CABLE DAMAGE  
UP THE TOWER AT THE SITE THAT WILL REQUIRE REPAIR AND/OR REPLACEMENT  
BEFORE THE BROADCAST CAN BE REESTABLISHED. THIS PROCESS LIKELY   
WILL TAKE A FEW WEEKS. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY  
CAUSE OUR LISTENERS.  
  
WITH THE WRENS TRANSMITTER OFF THE AIR, LISTENERS ARE ADVISED TO   
TUNE THEIR RADIOS TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TRANSMITTERS AND  
ASSOCIATED FREQUENCIES IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE WEATHER   
ALERTS FROM NOAA.   
  
AIKEN SC TRANSMITTER (WNG627): 162.450 MHZ   
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/NWR/SITES?SITE=WNG627  
  
KIRKSEY, SC TRANSMITTER (KHC28): 162.425 MHZ   
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/NWR/SITES?SITE=KHC28  
  
BARNWELL SC TRANSMITTER (KHC29): 162.500 MHZ   
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/NWR/SITES?SITE=KHC29  
  
SANDERSVILLE GA TRANSMITTER (KXI28): 162.450 MHZ   
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/NWR/SITES?SITE=KXI28  
  
WASHINGTON, GA TRANSMITTER (KPS506): 162.500 MHZ   
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/NWR/SITES?SITE=KPS506  
  
EATONTON GA TRANSMITTER (KXI89): 162.525 MHZ   
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/NWR/SITES?SITE=KXI89  
  
METTER GA TRANSMITTER (WWH25): 162.425 MHZ   
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/NWR/SITES?SITE=WWH25