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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.550 MHz to hear KEC59, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Wichita area of Kansas. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Wichita, KS. It transmits with 1,050 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 10 counties in Kansas; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County | KS | 020015 |
Entire area |
| Cowley County | KS | 020035 |
Entire area |
| Harper County | KS | 020077 |
Entire area |
| Harvey County | KS | 020079 |
Entire area |
| Kingman County | KS | 020095 |
Entire area |
| Marion County | KS | 020115 |
Entire area |
| McPherson County | KS | 020113 |
Entire area |
| Reno County | KS | 020155 |
Entire area |
| Sedgwick County | KS | 020173 |
Entire area |
| Sumner County | KS | 020191 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KEC59
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Wichita, KS
- Power
- 1,050 watts
- NWS office
- Wichita, KS
- Office address
- 2142 S. Tyler Road, Wichita, KS 67209
- Office phone
- 316-942-3102
- Coverage
- 10 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Wichita-Hutchinson, KS Plus
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Location
KEC59 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Wichita, KS
- NWS office
- Wichita, KS
- Covers
- 10 counties
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