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Overview
KEC49 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Monterey, California, on 162.550 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in San Francisco, CA. The transmitter itself stands at Mt. Umunhum. Its listed transmitter power is 300 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 9 counties in California; the full list is in the table below. A weather radio with SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) only sounds an alert for the areas you program, so enter the six-digit SAME code for your county from the table below.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | CA | 006001 |
Entire area |
| Contra Costa County | CA | 006013 |
Valleys part |
| Monterey County | CA | 006053 |
Entire area |
| Napa County | CA | 006055 |
South part |
| San Benito County | CA | 006069 |
North part |
| San Francisco County | CA | 006075 |
Entire area |
| San Mateo County | CA | 006081 |
Entire area |
| Santa Clara County | CA | 006085 |
Entire area |
| Santa Cruz County | CA | 006087 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KEC49
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Monterey, CA
- Transmitter site
- Mt. Umunhum
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- San Francisco, CA
- Office address
- 21 Grace Hopper Ave, Monterey, CA 93943
- Office phone
- 831-656-1725
- Coverage
- 9 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Monterey-Salinas, CA
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Location
KEC49 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Monterey, CA
- NWS office
- San Francisco, CA
- Covers
- 9 counties
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