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Overview
KHB29 is the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter for Charleston, South Carolina. It broadcasts National Weather Service forecasts, watches and warnings around the clock on 162.550 MHz.
The National Weather Service office in Charleston, SC programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter site is listed as Awendaw. It transmits with 1,000 watts of power.
The station's coverage area takes in 8 counties in South Carolina; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County | SC | 045015 |
Entire area |
| Charleston County | SC | 045019 |
Entire area |
| Clarendon County | SC | 045027 |
South part |
| Colleton County | SC | 045029 |
East part |
| Dorchester County | SC | 045035 |
Entire area |
| Georgetown County | SC | 045043 |
Southwest part |
| Orangeburg County | SC | 045075 |
South part |
| Williamsburg County | SC | 045089 |
South part |
Station details
- Call sign
- KHB29
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Charleston, SC
- Transmitter site
- Awendaw
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Charleston, SC
- Office address
- 5777 S Aviation Ave, North Charleston, SC 29406
- Office phone
- 843-747-5860
- Coverage
- 8 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Charleston, SC
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KHB29 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.550 MHz
- Transmitter
- Charleston, SC
- NWS office
- Charleston, SC
- Covers
- 8 counties
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