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Overview
KEC42 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Eugene, Oregon, on 162.400 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service office in Portland, OR programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter site is listed as Blanton Heights. It transmits with 114 watts of power.
Its signal is meant to serve 3 counties: Benton County, Lane County and Linn County. If your radio supports SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding), program the six-digit code for your county from the table below so it alerts only for warnings that affect you.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County | OR | 041003 |
Entire area |
| Lane County | OR | 041039 |
Entire area |
| Linn County | OR | 041043 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KEC42
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Eugene, OR
- Transmitter site
- Blanton Heights
- Power
- 114 watts
- NWS office
- Portland, OR
- Office address
- 5241 NE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR 97230
- Office phone
- 503-261-9246
- Coverage
- 3 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Eugene, OR
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Location
KEC42 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Eugene, OR
- NWS office
- Portland, OR
- Covers
- 3 counties
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