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Overview
KHB49 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for San Francisco, California. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.400 MHz.
The National Weather Service office in San Francisco, CA programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter site is listed as Mount Pise. 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 |
Entire area |
| Marin County | CA | 006041 |
Entire area |
| Napa County | CA | 006055 |
South part |
| San Francisco County | CA | 006075 |
Entire area |
| San Mateo County | CA | 006081 |
Entire area |
| Santa Clara County | CA | 006085 |
North part |
| Santa Cruz County | CA | 006087 |
North part |
| Sonoma County | CA | 006097 |
Entire area |
| Sonoma County | CA | 106097 |
Scattered |
| Sonoma County | CA | 206097 |
Scattered |
| Sonoma County | CA | 306097 |
Scattered |
| Sonoma County | CA | 406097 |
Scattered |
| Sonoma County | CA | 606097 |
Scattered |
| Sonoma County | CA | 706097 |
South part |
| Sonoma County | CA | 906097 |
Southeast part |
Station details
- Call sign
- KHB49
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- San Francisco, CA
- Transmitter site
- Mount Pise
- 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
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
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Location
KHB49 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- San Francisco, CA
- NWS office
- San Francisco, CA
- Covers
- 16 counties
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