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Overview
KEC38 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Largo, Florida, on 162.450 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Forecasts and warnings on KEC38 are produced by the National Weather Service office in Tampa Bay Area, FL. The transmitter itself stands at Seminole. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
KEC38 covers 4 counties: Hillsborough County, Manatee County, Pasco County and Pinellas County. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough County | FL | 012057 |
Entire area |
| Manatee County | FL | 012081 |
Entire area |
| Pasco County | FL | 012101 |
Entire area |
| Pinellas County | FL | 012103 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KEC38
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Largo, FL
- Transmitter site
- Seminole
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Tampa Bay Area, FL
- Office address
- 2525 14th Ave SE, Ruskin, FL 33570
- Office phone
- 813-645-2323
- Coverage
- 4 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
KEC38 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Largo, FL
- NWS office
- Tampa Bay Area, FL
- Covers
- 4 counties
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