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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.400 MHz to hear WXJ20, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Columbia area of South Carolina. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
The National Weather Service office in Columbia, SC programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter itself stands at West Columbia. Its listed transmitter power is 1,000 watts.
Its signal is meant to serve 10 counties across South Carolina, listed below. SAME-capable weather radios filter alerts by county: program the six-digit SAME code listed below for each county you want alerts for.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County | SC | 045017 |
Entire area |
| Fairfield County | SC | 045039 |
Entire area |
| Kershaw County | SC | 045055 |
Entire area |
| Lee County | SC | 045061 |
Entire area |
| Lexington County | SC | 045063 |
Entire area |
| Newberry County | SC | 045071 |
Entire area |
| Orangeburg County | SC | 045075 |
Entire area |
| Richland County | SC | 045079 |
Entire area |
| Saluda County | SC | 045081 |
Entire area |
| Sumter County | SC | 045085 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXJ20
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Columbia, SC
- Transmitter site
- West Columbia
- Power
- 1,000 watts
- NWS office
- Columbia, SC
- Office address
- 2909 Aviation Way West, Columbia, SC 29170
- Office phone
- 803-822-8135
- Coverage
- 10 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Columbia, SC
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Location
WXJ20 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.400 MHz
- Transmitter
- Columbia, SC
- NWS office
- Columbia, SC
- Covers
- 10 counties
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