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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 NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP) office broadcasts continuous weather information and short-fused warnings on the NINE transmitters serving northeast Georgia, Upstate South Carolina, and western North Carolina listed below. Click the link under "Counties Served" to see a county map of the broadcast service area, or under "Broadcast Area" to see a map of the transmitter coverage area.

Call Sign	Frequency	Location	Counties Served	Broadcast Area
WXJ-21	162.550 MHz	Greenville, SC	View Map	View
WXL-56	162.400 MHz	Asheville, NC	View Map	View
WXL-70	162.475 MHz	Charlotte, NC	View Map	View
WWH-24	162.425 MHz	Toccoa, GA	View Map	View
WWG-82	162.525 MHz	Nantahala, NC	View Map	View
KXI-81	162.450 MHz	Rabun, GA	View Map	View
WNG-538	162.450 MHz	Linville, NC	View Map	View
KHC-27	162.425 MHz	Rock Hill, SC	View Map	View
KJY-85	162.525 MHz	Statesville, NC	View Map	View

The following is a list of counties in the GSP County Warning Area (CWA) that each of the nine transmitters serves.

Greenville (WXJ-21)
- North Carolina: Polk and Rutherford
- South Carolina: Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Union
Asheville (WXL-56)
- North Carolina: Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, and Yancey
Charlotte (WXL-70)
- 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)
- Georgia: Banks, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Rabun, Stephens, and White
- South Carolina: Oconee
Nantahala (WWG-82)
- North Carolina: Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, and Swain
Rabun (KXI-81)
- Georgia: Banks, Habersham, Hall, Rabun, Towns, and White
- North Carolina: Macon
- South Carolina: Oconee
Linville (WNG-538)
- North Carolina: Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey
Rock Hill (KHC-27)
- North Carolina: Cleveland, Mecklenburg, and Union
- South Carolina: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union, and York
Mooresville (KJY-85)
- North Carolina: Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, 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 map below shows SAME codes for each county in our area, as well as counties in neighboring CWAs that are covered by our transmitters.

**NOAA Weather Radio coverage areas with FIPS codes**

The GSP office has the responsibility to SAME/tone alert hazardous watches and warnings on its 9 transmitters.

Some of the counties in the GSP CWA can also receive SAME/tone alerts from NWR transmitters in surrounding CWAs. These transmitters and the corresponding counties are listed below.

Call Sign	Frequency (MHz)	Location	Counties Served	Broadcast Area
WXK-56	162.400	Athens, GA	GA: Elbert, Franklin, Hart	View
WXK-47	162.550	Bristol, TN	NC: Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey	View
WWF-60	162.500	Buck Mountain, NC	NC: Cabarrus, Rowan, Union	View
WXJ-53	162.525	Cleveland, GA	GA: Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Stephens	View
KHC-28	162.425	Kirksey, SC	Elbert (GA), SC: Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens	View
WNG-588	162.500	Mount Jefferson, NC	NC: Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell	View
WXL-42	162.400	Winston-Salem, NC	NC: Alexander, Davie, Iredell, Rowan	View

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
*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).